U+106EA "𐛪" Linear A Sign A571 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐛪

U+106EA "𐛪" Linear A Sign A571 is a specific symbol from the undeciphered script of the Minoan civilization known as Linear A, which was used primarily on the island of Crete and some Aegean islands from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A571 in the standard sign list, represents one of the many phonetic or ideographic symbols that appear on clay tablets, seals, and other administrative artifacts, though its precise phonetic value or meaning remains unknown due to the script's ongoing decipherment challenges. The character is included in the Unicode standard as part of the Linear A block to facilitate digital preservation and study of this ancient writing system, enabling researchers to encode and exchange texts without relying on placeholder graphics.

General Properties

Code Point U+106EA
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A571
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐛪
HTML Hex Encoding 𐛪
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9B 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDEEA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000106EA
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udeea

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