U+101E1 "𐇡" Phaistos Disc Sign Boomerang Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𐇡
Source: Noto Sans Symbols 2 Source: Browser Default

U+101E1 "𐇡" Phaistos Disc Sign Boomerang is a pictographic symbol from the enigmatic Phaistos Disc, a fired clay disk discovered in 1908 on the island of Crete and dated to the Minoan Bronze Age around 1700 to 1600 BCE. This sign, which depicts a curved, throwing stick like a boomerang or throwing club, is one of 45 distinct pictorial symbols stamped into the disk’s spiral inscription. Its exact meaning remains unknown, as the Phaistos Disc script has never been deciphered, but scholars have proposed that it might represent a weapon, a tool, or a ceremonial object, possibly serving a phonetic, syllabic, or logographic function in the context of Minoan language or ritual. The symbol contributes to the enduring mystery of the artifact, which continues to intrigue linguists, archaeologists, and cryptographers.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𐇡
HTML Hex Encoding
𐇡
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x87 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD800 0xDDE1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000101E1
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud800\udde1