What 𐚽 means
No confirmed ancient meaning or pronunciation is known.
A512 is a scholarly inventory label, not a translation; Linear A remains undeciphered as of 2026. If someone sends 𐚽 by itself, treat it as a reference to a Linear A sign unless the surrounding message gives it another role.
Linear A is attested on Crete and elsewhere in the Aegean from the 18th to the 14th centuries BCE. Its administrative records tracked goods moving between storerooms; inscriptions also appear on offering tables and objects from cultic or funerary contexts.
Which scripts are connected to Linear A?
Several Cretan and Aegean scripts share a history.
Cretan Hieroglyphic, a pictorial script used on Crete, overlapped with Linear A for centuries and shares parts of its sign repertoire; scholars debate how the two developed. Linear B later adapted much of Linear A's writing system to record Mycenaean Greek. These script-level links do not give A512 a known sound or word.
The Unicode 18.0 chart classifies 𐚽 as a complex sign and breaks its shape into 𐘏 and 𐘤. That graphic breakdown identifies related signs; it does not provide an ancient reading.
A512 points to a scholarly sign classification or a Unicode character, depending on context.
As of 2026, do not invent a word or sound for A512; no ancient reading is confirmed.
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Who writes 𐚽
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𐚽 show as a box?
It can. Display is font-dependent: if the active font lacks Linear A coverage, it may show a missing-glyph box even when the character was entered correctly.
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How to type or find 𐚽
- Also called
- A512 · Linear A A512
- Search it as
- A512 meaning · Linear A complex sign · Minoan script A512 · type Linear A sign
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐚽\106BDCodes and encoding1 code points
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