U+10016 "𐀖" Linear B Syllable B073 Mi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+10016 "𐀖" Linear B Syllable B073 Mi is a syllabic sign from the Linear B script, which was used in Mycenaean Greece for administrative writing on clay tablets between the 15th and 12th centuries BCE. This specific character represents the syllable "mi" and is part of a larger syllabary that encoded the early Greek language, deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952. The Linear B script typifies the Bronze Age palace economies of sites like Knossos and Pylos, where these symbols appear in inventories and records of goods. As a digitally encoded glyph in the Unicode Standard, it ensures the preservation and accessibility of this ancient writing system in modern electronic text applications.
General Properties
Code Point
U+10016
Name
Linear B Syllable B073 Mi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐀖
HTML Hex Encoding
𐀖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x80 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDC16
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00010016
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\udc16
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Linear B