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𐘠

linear a sign ab037

Linear A Sign AB037

𐘠 is Linear A's AB037 sign, but it has no established reading as of 2026. Linear A was a Minoan script used for administrative records on Bronze Age Crete. If someone sends it, treat it as an ancient-writing reference, not as a known word.

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𐘠 · AB037 · Linear A · Linear A sign · Minoan script
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What 𐘠 means

As of 2026, no secure standalone word can be assigned to AB037. Linear A remains undeciphered, and AB037 is a catalog label, not a translated word.

When did Linear A appear on Crete?

By the Middle Minoan IIA phase of the Bronze Age. In the Minoan period, Linear A coexisted with Cretan Hieroglyphic, another writing system on the island.

After the Second Palace period, administrative use faded and surviving inscriptions became sporadic. Some Linear A signs were adapted in the later Linear B script; this system-level connection does not reveal AB037's reading.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𐘠 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 𐘠

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 10620, then Alt+X to get 𐘠.
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 ab037”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 10620, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐘠
CSS
\10620
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐘠
HTML hex
𐘠
CSS content
content: "\10620";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%98%A0
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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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