U+10729 "𐜩" Linear A Sign A651 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐜩

U+10729 "𐜩" Linear A Sign A651 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on Crete during the Bronze Age, roughly from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign is one of many logographic or syllabic characters found on clay tablets and other artifacts, primarily from administrative contexts. Its exact phonetic value or meaning remains unknown, as Linear A has not been definitively linked to any known language, though it is believed to represent a language sometimes referred to as Minoan. The addition of this sign to Unicode in 2021 as part of the Linear A block helps scholars and digital humanists accurately represent and study these ancient inscriptions in a standardized electronic format.

General Properties

Code Point U+10729
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A651
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐜩
HTML Hex Encoding 𐜩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF29
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010729
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf29

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