What 𐄻 means
It marks a weight subunit, not the Aegean numeral four.
Linear B was a script used to write an early form of Greek on Bronze Age Crete and nearby mainland; surviving tablets mainly preserve inventories and accounts.
Linear B’s whole-number signs descend from the older Linear A script, used around 1700–1450 BCE. The measuring systems differ: Linear B’s weight system uses units and subunits, while Linear A records measurements as whole numbers and fractions. Unicode 16.0 (2024) says the exact values remain unsettled.
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4Questions people ask
1Why does 𐄻 show as a box?
Usually a font issue: the active font may lack this sign. A font with Aegean-character support can display it.
How to type 𐄻
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1013B, then Alt+X to get 𐄻.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “aegean weight fourth subunit”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1013b, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐄻CSS
\1013BCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐄻
HTML hex
𐄻
CSS content
content: "\1013B";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%84%BB
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.