U+106BC "𐚼" Linear A Sign A511 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐚼
U+106BC "𐚼" Linear A Sign A511 is a symbol originating from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, approximately from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A511 in the scholarly numbering system, represents one of the many phonetic or ideographic characters found on clay tablets and other artifacts, primarily from sites like Knossos and Hagia Triada. Although the exact meaning and sound of U+106BC remain unknown because Linear A has not been successfully deciphered, its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures digital representation and preservation for researchers studying ancient Aegean languages and scripts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+106BC |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Linear A Sign A511 |
| Block | Linear A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐚼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐚼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x9A 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD801 0xDEBC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000106BC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud801\udebc |