U+10703 "𐜃" Linear A Sign A600 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐜃

U+10703 "𐜃" Linear A Sign A600 is a character from the Linear A script, which was used by the Minoan civilization of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily between approximately 1800 and 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A600, belongs to a largely undeciphered writing system that represents an early form of syllabic and ideographic notation, often found on clay tablets and religious artifacts. While its exact phonetic value and meaning remain unknown due to the lack of a definitive bilingual key or Rosetta Stone, scholars have grouped it among a set of signs that may represent a commodity or a phonetic syllable related to administrative or economic texts. The inclusion of Linear A signs like U+10703 in the Unicode Standard allows for digital representation and study of this ancient script, aiding linguists and historians in their ongoing efforts to understand Minoan language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+10703
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A600
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐜃
HTML Hex Encoding 𐜃
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF03
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010703
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf03

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