U+1074F "𐝏" Linear A Sign A712 Y Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1074F "𐝏" Linear A Sign A712 Y is a glyph from the undeciphered Linear A script used by the Minoan civilization on Crete during the Bronze Age, approximately between 1800 and 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A712 by scholars and given the conventional phonetic value "Y," appears in administrative and religious inscriptions found on clay tablets and other artifacts from sites like Knossos and Hagia Triada. Although the exact meaning and sound of Linear A signs remain a mystery, A712 Y is part of a systematic syllabary that likely represented syllables or logograms, and its study helps linguists and archaeologists analyze the structure and distribution of symbols in the Minoan writing system.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1074F
Name
Linear A Sign A712 Y
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𐝏
HTML Hex Encoding
𐝏
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x90 0x9D 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD801 0xDF4F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001074F
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud801\udf4f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Linear A