U+1072A "𐜪" Linear A Sign A652 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐜪
U+1072A "𐜪" Linear A Sign A652 is a glyph from the Linear A script, a writing system used by the Minoan civilization of Crete during the Bronze Age, roughly from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A652, represents a syllabic or ideographic symbol whose exact phonetic value and meaning remain undeciphered, as Linear A has not yet been fully translated. It is part of the Unicode standard to preserve and enable digital representation of this ancient script, facilitating academic research and the study of Minoan language and culture. The character appears as a stylized linear shape, typical of the script's repertoire of abstract signs.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1072A |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Linear A Sign A652 |
| Block | Linear A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐜪 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐜪 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD801 0xDF2A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001072A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud801\udf2a |