U+10740 "𐝀" Linear A Sign A701 A Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐝀

U+10740 "𐝀" Linear A Sign A701 A is a character from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used in Minoan Crete from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign is categorized under the "Linear A" block and represents one of the many syllabic or ideographic symbols found on clay tablets and other artifacts, primarily from the palace sites of Knossos and Hagia Triada. While its precise phonetic value remains unknown, as the script has not been fully deciphered, the sign A701 A is part of a corpus studied by epigraphers to understand the administrative and economic language of the Minoan civilization. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and digital humanists can accurately preserve, share, and analyze this ancient script in modern text environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+10740
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A701 A
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐝀
HTML Hex Encoding 𐝀
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9D 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF40
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010740
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf40

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