U+1074A "𐝊" Linear A Sign A709-3 L3 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐝊

U+1074A "𐝊" Linear A Sign A709-3 L3 is a specific glyph from the undeciphered Linear A script, which was used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily from around 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A709-3 L3, is one of the many syllabic and ideographic symbols that together form a writing system that has resisted full decipherment despite being used for administrative and religious records on clay tablets and other artifacts. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard ensures its representation in digital text, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately encode, display, and study the fragmented corpus of Linear A inscriptions without relying on makeshift replacements or images. Its presence alongside other ancient scripts in the Unicode database facilitates comparative linguistic research and the preservation of humanity's early written heritage in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+1074A
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A709-3 L3
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐝊
HTML Hex Encoding 𐝊
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9D 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF4A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001074A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf4a

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