U+10763 "𐝣" Linear A Sign A803 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐝣

U+10763 "𐝣" Linear A Sign A803 is a symbol from the undeciphered Linear A script, which was used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily between 1800 and 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged by archaeologists as A803, represents one of the syllabic or ideographic marks inscribed on clay tablets, seals, and other administrative artifacts found at sites like Knossos and Phaistos. While the exact phonetic value or meaning of A803 remains unknown due to the script not yet being fully deciphered, its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and linguists can digitally preserve, study, and share this ancient writing system. The character is classified under the Linear A block of Unicode, which was added to support research into this mysterious script that still holds many secrets about Minoan language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+10763
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A803
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐝣
HTML Hex Encoding 𐝣
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9D 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDF63
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010763
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udf63

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