U+100B9 "𐂹" Linear B Ideogram B178 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+100B9 "𐂹" Linear B Ideogram B178 is a script symbol from the ancient Linear B writing system, which was used in Mycenaean Greece for administrative accounting between roughly 1450 and 1200 BCE. This specific ideogram, designated B178, represents a wheel or chariot wheel, typically found on clay tablets that recorded inventories of military equipment, chariot parts, and agricultural goods. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and linguists to digitally preserve and study these early economic documents, offering a window into the material culture and bureaucratic practices of the Mycenaean civilization.
General Properties
Code Point
U+100B9
Name
Linear B Ideogram B178
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐂹
HTML Hex Encoding
𐂹
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x82 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDCB9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000100B9
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\udcb9
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Linear B