U+1071E "𐜞" Linear A Sign A634 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1071E "𐜞" Linear A Sign A634 is a character from the Linear A script, which was used in Minoan Crete and other Aegean islands during the Bronze Age, primarily between 1800 and 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A634, represents a syllabic or phonetic value within the undeciphered Linear A writing system, which remains one of the great puzzles of ancient linguistics. The character was added to the Unicode Standard to support digital encoding of ancient scripts, aiding scholars in the study and preservation of Minoan civilization. Despite extensive analysis, Linear A has not been fully deciphered, so the exact sound or meaning of sign A634 is not definitively known, though it is often studied alongside its Mycenaean Greek counterpart in Linear B for comparative insights.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐜞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐜞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDF1E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001071E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\udf1e |
Unicode Properties