U+100AE "𐂮" Linear B Ideogram B166 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+100AE "𐂮" Linear B Ideogram B166 is a symbolic representation from the ancient Linear B script used primarily for administrative record keeping in Mycenaean Greek civilization, and it specifically denotes a type of livestock or agricultural commodity, most commonly interpreted as a pig or swine. This ideogram belongs to a class of logographic signs that allowed scribes to efficiently catalog goods, animals, and resources on clay tablets without spelling out entire words. Its inclusion in Unicode enables scholars and enthusiasts to digitally preserve, study, and display this crucial piece of early writing system history, linking modern technology with Bronze Age bureaucracy.
General Properties
Code Point
U+100AE
Name
Linear B Ideogram B166
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐂮
HTML Hex Encoding
𐂮
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x82 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDCAE
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000100AE
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\udcae
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Linear B