U+10715 "𐜕" Linear A Sign A620 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐜕

U+10715 "𐜕" Linear A Sign A620 is a symbol from the undeciphered Linear A script, which was used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete roughly between 1800 and 1450 BCE. This particular sign is part of the catalog of known Linear A characters, which have been assigned Unicode code points for scholarly and digital preservation purposes, even though the language remains largely unreadable today. Linear A signs like A620 are often found inscribed on clay tablets, seals, and religious objects, and they represent a mix of logographic and syllabic elements that distinguished this writing system from its later descendant, Linear B. The inclusion of this character in Unicode ensures that researchers can accurately represent, study, and share these ancient inscriptions across modern digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+10715
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A620
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐜕
HTML Hex Encoding 𐜕
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF15
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010715
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf15

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