U+106F2 "𐛲" Linear A Sign A579 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐛲
U+106F2 "𐛲" Linear A Sign A579 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean islands from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A579 in the standard sign list, is one of many phonetic or ideographic symbols found primarily on clay tablets and ritual objects, though its exact phonetic value or meaning remains unknown since Linear A has not been fully deciphered. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that this ancient sign can be digitally represented, preserving it for scholarly study and digital publication of historical texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+106F2 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Linear A Sign A579 |
| Block | Linear A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐛲 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐛲 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x9B 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD801 0xDEF2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000106F2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud801\udef2 |