U+12FE6 "𒿦" Cypro-Minoan Sign Cm101 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒿦

U+12FE6 "𒿦" Cypro-Minoan Sign Cm101 is a specific symbol from the undeciphered Cypro-Minoan syllabary, a writing system used primarily on the island of Cyprus during the Late Bronze Age (circa 1550–1050 BCE). This sign is part of a corpus of about 200 to 250 known characters that were inscribed on clay tablets, cylinders, and other artifacts, representing an intermediate script between the earlier Minoan Linear A and the later Greek-based Cypriot Syllabary. As Cm101, its exact phonetic value remains unknown, though it likely represented a syllable or word element in the Eteocypriot language spoken by the island’s pre-Greek inhabitants. The inclusion of this character in the Unicode Standard enables digital preservation and scholarly study of this enigmatic writing system, which continues to puzzle linguists and archaeologists today.

General Properties

Code Point U+12FE6
Version Added 14.0
Name Cypro-Minoan Sign Cm101
Block Cypro-Minoan
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒿦
HTML Hex Encoding 𒿦
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0xBF 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80B 0xDFE6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012FE6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80b\udfe6

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