fsymbols
Loading symbols…
››
𐘈

linear a sign ab009

Linear A sign AB009

𐘈 is the Linear A sign catalogued as AB009; AB009 is a modern scholarly label, not an ancient name or a translation. No accepted translation for this sign is established as of 2026. Linear A was a Cretan script attested by the end of the nineteenth century BCE, used for administrative records and later also on ritual objects. Its wider Aegean script tradition influenced Linear B and Cypriot syllabaries, writing systems built around syllables.

Text symbol
Also called
AB009 · AB 009
Search it as
linear a ab009 · linear a sign value · linear a meaning · linear a translation
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𐘈 means

𐘈 is the linear a sign ab009. 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

𐘈 is a single code point, U+10608. In HTML that is 𐘈, and in CSS \10608.

Don't confuse it with

4

Questions people ask

1

Why does 𐘈 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.

How to type 𐘈

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 10608, then Alt+X to get 𐘈.
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 ab009”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 10608, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐘈
CSS
\10608
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐘈
HTML hex
𐘈
CSS content
content: "\10608";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%98%88
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.

Families this belongs to

1

Ancient scripts9,099 symbols