U+1072F "𐜯" Linear A Sign A657 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐜯

U+1072F "𐜯" Linear A Sign A657 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, roughly from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A657, represents one of the many syllabic or ideographic glyphs found in the corpus of Linear A inscriptions, which were primarily etched on clay tablets, seal stones, and other administrative artifacts. Though its exact phonetic value or meaning remains unknown due to the script's undeciphered status, it is studied alongside related scripts like Linear B to understand Minoan language and economic life. The inclusion of this character in Unicode supports ongoing research, digital preservation, and accessibility for historians and linguists working to unravel the mysteries of this ancient script.

General Properties

Code Point U+1072F
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A657
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐜯
HTML Hex Encoding 𐜯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9C 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF2F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001072F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf2f

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