U+10706 "𐜆" Linear A Sign A603 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐜆

U+10706 "𐜆" Linear A Sign A603 is a specific symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, roughly from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A603 in the standard corpus of Linear A characters, is believed to represent a syllabic or ideographic value, though its precise phonetic or semantic meaning remains unknown due to the lack of a bilingual Rosetta Stone equivalent for this script. Its inclusion in Unicode, part of the Linear A block, ensures that scholars, linguists, and digital humanists can accurately record, preserve, and analyze this ancient script in modern text processing and digital archives, aiding ongoing efforts to decode the language of the Minoans. The character itself is visually distinctive, with a form that suggests a simple linear design typical of the script’s repertoire of abstract signs.

General Properties

Code Point U+10706
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A603
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐜆
HTML Hex Encoding 𐜆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF06
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010706
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf06

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