U+100DD "𐃝" Linear B Ideogram B259 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𐃝
Source: Noto Sans Linear B Source: Browser Default

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.

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