U+12F9E "𒾞" Cypro-Minoan Sign Cm017 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒾞

U+12F9E "𒾞" Cypro-Minoan Sign Cm017 is a symbol from the Cypro-Minoan script, an undeciphered writing system used primarily on the island of Cyprus during the late Bronze Age, roughly between the 15th and 11th centuries BCE. This specific sign, designated as cm017 in the Cypro-Minoan inventory, represents one of the approximately 65 to 80 distinct syllabic or logographic characters found in inscriptions on clay tablets, cylinder seals, and other artifacts. While its exact phonetic value remains unknown due to the script's undeciphered status, researchers classify it as part of the Cypro-Minoan syllabary, which likely served as a precursor to the later Cypriot syllabary used for the Greek and Etruscan languages. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and scholarly study of this ancient writing system, facilitating analysis of its structure and potential connections to other Mediterranean scripts of the era.

General Properties

Code Point U+12F9E
Version Added 14.0
Name Cypro-Minoan Sign Cm017
Block Cypro-Minoan
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒾞
HTML Hex Encoding 𒾞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0xBE 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80B 0xDF9E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012F9E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80b\udf9e

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 Cypro Minoan
Script Extensions Cypro Minoan
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