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𐚂

linear a sign a342

Linear A Sign A342

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𐚂 is sign A342 in Linear A, a Bronze Age script used in Minoan Crete; no secure reading is known as of 2026. Linear A appears by Middle Minoan IIA, after earlier writing on Cretan stamp seals; it served administration and ritual before influencing Linear B. A 2022 study records an earlier shape comparison with a Cretan Hieroglyphic sign, but this does not establish a reading. Font support affects display.

Text symbol

What 𐚂 means

𐚂 is the linear a sign a342. Unicode classifies it as a letter and files it in the Linear A block; this site shelves it under Ancient scripts.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

𐚂 is a single code point, U10682. In HTML that is 𐚂, and in CSS \10682.

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Who writes 𐚂

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𐚂 show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Linear A block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.

How to type or find 𐚂

Also called
A342
Search it as
Linear A A342 · Minoan A342 · Minoan sign A342 · A342 Crete
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 10682, then AltX to get 𐚂.
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 “linear a sign a342”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 10682, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐚂
CSS
\10682
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐚂
HTML hex
𐚂
CSS content
content: "\10682";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%9A%82
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.

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Ancient scripts9,099 symbols