U+106DD "𐛝" Linear A Sign A553 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐛝

U+106DD "𐛝" Linear A Sign A553 is one of over a thousand documented signs from the Linear A script, which was used by the Minoan civilization on Crete during the Bronze Age, roughly from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A553 by scholars, belongs to a syllabic writing system that remains largely undeciphered, meaning its precise phonetic value and meaning are still unknown, though it likely represented a syllable or a word element in the Minoan language. It appears on clay tablets and other artifacts found primarily in administrative contexts, such as at the sites of Knossos and Phaistos, often in sequences that suggest it was part of accounting or inventory records. Despite extensive study, Linear A has resisted full translation, and signs like A553 are crucial for ongoing efforts to unlock the secrets of this ancient culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+106DD
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A553
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐛝
HTML Hex Encoding 𐛝
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9B 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDEDD
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000106DD
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udedd

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