U+101D6 "𐇖" Phaistos Disc Sign Helmet Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𐇖
Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+101D6 "𐇖" Phaistos Disc Sign Helmet is a pictographic symbol from the Phaistos Disc, a mysterious Minoan clay artifact discovered on the island of Crete in 1908 that dates to around 1700–1600 BCE. This specific character depicts what appears to be a stylized helmet with a curved top and a crest-like projection, and it is one of 45 unique signs stamped into the disc using hieroglyphic-like symbols whose meaning has never been definitively deciphered. While some scholars suggest it may represent a warrior's headgear or a ceremonial hat, the lack of a known writing system or bilingual text means its exact significance remains speculative, and it is cataloged in Unicode primarily to support digital representation and study of this ancient script for linguistic and archaeological research.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𐇖
HTML Hex Encoding
𐇖
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x87 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDDD6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000101D6
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\uddd6