U+1070B "𐜋" Linear A Sign A610 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐜋

U+1070B "𐜋" Linear A Sign A610 is a specific symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used in Minoan Crete from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A610 by scholars, remains a subject of ongoing linguistic and archaeological study, as its phonetic value and meaning have not been conclusively determined due to the lack of a bilingual Rosetta Stone or deciphered cognate. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Linear A block, which was added to preserve and facilitate digital research on these ancient inscriptions, most of which were found on clay tablets, seals, and religious objects at sites like Knossos and Phaistos. Despite centuries of effort, Linear A continues to elude full decipherment, making each sign like "𐜋" a tantalizing piece of a lost linguistic puzzle.

General Properties

Code Point U+1070B
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A610
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐜋
HTML Hex Encoding 𐜋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF0B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001070B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf0b

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