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𐜨

linear a sign a649

Linear A Sign A649

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𐜨 is sign A649 in Linear A; no reading or translation is established for it as of 2026. Linear A records survive from Phaistos on Crete in the First Palace period. The script served administration, ritual, and practical matters across Crete and the Aegean. It overlapped with Cretan Hieroglyphic, a distinct Cretan script sharing some signs. In the later Bronze Age, Linear B adapted Linear A to write Greek.

Text symbol

What 𐜨 means

𐜨 is the linear a sign a649. 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

𐜨 is a single code point, U10728. In HTML that is 𐜨, and in CSS \10728.

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Who writes 𐜨

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𐜨 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 𐜨

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A649 · Linear A · Minoan script · Cretan Hieroglyphic · Linear A meaning
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 10728, then AltX to get 𐜨.
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 a649”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 10728, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐜨
CSS
\10728
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐜨
HTML hex
𐜨
CSS content
content: "\10728";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%9C%A8
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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