What 𐝓 means
No secure reading or numerical value is agreed. As of 2026, one reference list treats it as a syllable sign—a mark for a spoken syllable—while a reading of HT 6a, a clay account of goods, treats it as a fraction sign.
The tablet records amounts, but that context does not reveal the exact fraction.
How Did Linear A Develop in Crete?
It probably developed locally on Crete. It is attested at Phaistos, a Cretan site, by the First Palace period, an early palace era (19th–18th centuries BC). Linear A was used in palace accounts and appears on ritual offerings. It overlapped with Cretan Hieroglyphic, another Cretan script (18th–17th centuries BC). Linear B later adapted Linear A for the Greek used in Mycenaean palaces and took over administration (15th–13th centuries BC).
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Who writes 𐝓
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𐝓 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𐝓
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- A717 DD · Linear A sign · Linear A meaning · Minoan script
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐝓\10753Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.