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𐝅

linear a sign a706 h

Linear A Sign A706 H

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𐝅 is the Linear A sign A706 H, catalogued as a fraction sign, though its exact value is unresolved. Linear A appears in Minoan records of quantities; H is a catalog label, not a confirmed sound.

Text symbol

What 𐝅 means

A706 H is a catalogued quantity sign with no settled value.

Linear A is a writing system from ancient Crete. It is first attested in Middle Minoan IIA, with more consistent evidence from Middle Minoan IIB.

The proposed fraction value for A706 H is not settled. A 2010 Unicode repertoire document listed three eighths or one tenth; a 2021 computational study treated one-sixteenth as a tentative fit in a J–E–F–H sequence. Linear A remains undeciphered, so these are proposals.

What was Linear A used for?

Linear A was probably created on Crete. Administrative records use it to track goods through storage systems; other inscriptions repeat formulas on stone libation tables—surfaces used in offerings—and on objects from ritual or funerary settings.

Cretan Hieroglyphic was a contemporary Cretan script, and scholars debate how much of its graphic repertoire passed between the two. Linear B later took much of its sign repertoire from Linear A; the Cypriot syllabaries, whose signs stand for syllables, preserve another related branch. These script-level links do not establish a known sound or direct ancestor for 𐝅.

What does 𐝅 mean in a message?

Treat it as a reference or unexplained paste until you have context.

As of 2026, no standard modern chat reading is established for this sign. If someone sends it alone, ask whether they mean Linear A, a proposed fraction value, or a font test; the glyph itself cannot settle which.

Specialist and archival; in a casual message, the sender's intent needs context.

Do not present any proposed fraction value as settled.

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Who writes 𐝅

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What it means when someone sends it to you

3 readings

A fraction sign in quantity notation; its exact value remains disputed.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𐝅 show as a box?

The selected font may not include this Linear A sign, so the app substitutes a box or another fallback. Use a font with Linear A coverage.

How to type or find 𐝅

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A706 · A706 H · A706H · Linear A fraction · Minoan script · Linear A fractions · klasmatogram · Aegean scripts
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 10745, then AltX to get 𐝅.
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 a706 h”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 10745, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐝅
CSS
\10745
Unicode hex input
Use your system's Unicode-hex input mode and enter 10745; the shortcut varies by operating system and app.
HTML
Use the hexadecimal numeric character reference 𐝅 in HTML.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐝅
HTML hex
𐝅
CSS content
content: "\10745";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%9D%85
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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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