U+100DD "𐃝" Linear B Ideogram B259 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+100DD "𐃝" Linear B Ideogram B259 is a graphic symbol representing an ox or a cow from the ancient Linear B script, which was used for administrative writing in Mycenaean Greece around 1450 to 1200 BCE. This particular ideogram appears on clay tablets, where it functioned as a logogram to denote livestock in economic records, typically listing quantities of animals for trade, tribute, or resource management. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and enthusiasts can digitally represent this specific Mycenaean sign, preserving a direct link to the earliest known form of Greek writing.
General Properties
Code Point
U+100DD
Name
Linear B Ideogram B259
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐃝
HTML Hex Encoding
𐃝
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x83 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDCDD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000100DD
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\udcdd
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Linear B