What 𐙨 means
A316 is a catalogue label, not a decoded word. The label comes from GORILA, a scholarly catalogue used to identify Linear A signs. As of 2026-09-14, Linear A remained undeciphered, so A316 has no securely established sound or translation. A Linear B reading borrowed from a similarly shaped sign is a comparison, not proof that A316 had the same value.
Linear A developed in Crete, drawing partly on writing principles from the Near East. Its earliest attestations are placed in Middle Minoan IIA, appear more consistently in Middle Minoan IIB, and make the script predominant in Late Minoan I. It appears on records of transactions and stored goods, as well as offering tables and objects from cultic and funerary settings. Linear A stopped serving administration after Linear B emerged.
How does Linear A Sign A316 relate to compound signs?
It appears inside catalogued compound signs, not readable phrases. The Unicode Standard, Version 17.0 chart lists three compound entries containing 𐙨 (A316): A640, A806, and A807. They are separate encoded signs, but their component lists do not reveal how a Minoan reader pronounced A316.
Linear B, a later Aegean script, shares some similar sign shapes with Linear A; resemblance does not prove matching sound values. Cretan Hieroglyphic, another writing system used on Bronze Age Crete, overlapped with Linear A, but that shared setting does not prove direct descent.
It reads as a historical or specialist reference, not an everyday translated word.
Don't assign A316 a guessed Minoan translation.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
3Can Linear A Sign A316 be read with Linear B?
No. Linear B can suggest comparisons, but a similar shape does not establish A316's sound or meaning.
If someone sends 𐙨, what should I assume?
It identifies a Linear A sign. By itself, it does not explain why the sender chose it, so ask for context.
Can a font change how 𐙨 looks?
As of 2026-09-14, whether the sign displays depends on font coverage. An unsupported font may show a missing-glyph box; another may draw it differently. The character itself remains 𐙨.
How to type 𐙨
𐙨\10668Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.