U+106E6 "𐛦" Linear A Sign A566 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+106E6 "𐛦" Linear A Sign A566 is a specific character from the undeciphered Linear A script used by the Minoan civilization of ancient Crete, dating primarily to the Bronze Age. This sign is cataloged as A566 within the standard classification of Linear A symbols, one of many phonetic or ideographic marks whose exact phonetic value or meaning remains unknown due to the lack of a reliable bilingual text. The character is encoded in the Unicode standard within the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, specifically in the Linear A block, allowing modern digital representation for research and preservation. Its usage is primarily confined to scholarly contexts, such as epigraphy and historical linguistics, where it appears in inscriptions on clay tablets, seals, and other artifacts from Minoan sites like Knossos and Phaistos.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐛦 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐛦 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x9B 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDEE6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000106E6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\udee6 |
Unicode Properties