U+106D2 "𐛒" Linear A Sign A539 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐛒

U+106D2 "𐛒" Linear A Sign A539 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization of Crete during the Bronze Age (roughly 1800 to 1450 BCE). Assigned the sign number A539 by scholars, this particular character belongs to a large corpus of over 700 known signs that were primarily used for administrative and religious inscriptions on clay tablets and offerings. Despite extensive study, the specific phonetic value or meaning of A539 remains unknown, as Linear A has not yet been reliably deciphered, though it is believed to represent a syllable or a logographic concept related to the Minoan language. The character was officially encoded in Unicode version 12.0 in 2019, ensuring its preservation and accessibility for digital research and the study of ancient Aegean scripts.

General Properties

Code Point U+106D2
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A539
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐛒
HTML Hex Encoding 𐛒
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9B 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDED2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000106D2
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\uded2

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Linear A
Script Extensions Linear A
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter