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𐂶

linear b ideogram b174

Linear B Ideogram B174

𐂶 is Linear B ideogram B174, but its exact ancient referent is unknown. Linear B served Bronze Age palace administration; that setting does not supply a translation for this individual sign.

Text symbol

Also called: B174
Search it as: Linear B B174 · Linear B ideogram · unknown Linear B sign
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𐂶 means

B174’s ancient referent is unidentified. As of 2026, it has no secure object gloss; its outline alone cannot identify what it stood for.

Linear B was adapted from Linear A and is attested at Knossos around 1450 BCE; that dates the script’s presence there, not B174’s first appearance.

In inventory records, Linear B ideograms marked goods or other counted categories; nearby numerals supplied quantities. This function does not reveal what B174 referred to.

Archival and specialist; without a label, casual readers have little to decode.

Do not identify an object from its outline; B174’s referent is unknown.

Don't confuse it with

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Linear B Ideogram B100 Man

shares “b”, “ideogram”, “linear”

Linear B Ideogram B102 Woman

shares “b”, “ideogram”, “linear”

Linear B Ideogram B104 Deer

shares “b”, “ideogram”, “linear”

Linear B Ideogram B105 Equid

shares “b”, “ideogram”, “linear”

Questions people ask

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Why does 𐂶 show as a box?

A font without Linear B coverage is the likely cause; the character’s identity stays the same.

How to type 𐂶

Windows (Word)

Alt+XType 100B6, then Alt+X to get 𐂶.

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 b ideogram b174”.

Linux

Ctrl+Shift+UType 100b6, then Enter or Space.

HTML

𐂶

CSS

\100B6

Unicode hex input

With Unicode hex input enabled, enter the character’s listed value; the receiving font needs Linear B coverage.

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

𐂶

HTML hex

𐂶

CSS content

content: "\100B6";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%F0%90%82%B6

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On screen

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Code points

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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

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