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𐃛

linear b ideogram b257

Linear B Ideogram B257

𐃛 is Linear B ideogram B257; its individual meaning is uncertain, and “scales” is only a proposed reading. Linear B was adapted from the older Linear A script used on Crete to write Mycenaean Greek, an early form of Greek. On palace-accounting clay tablets, ideograms identified goods beside quantities, so B257 should not be treated as a certain translation.

Text symbol

What 𐃛 means

𐃛 is the linear b ideogram b257. Unicode classifies it as a letter and files it in the Linear B Ideograms block; this site shelves it under Ancient scripts.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

𐃛 is a single code point, U100DB. In HTML that is 𐃛, and in CSS \100DB.

Part of the collection

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Linear B Script

Who writes 𐃛

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Questions people ask

Why does 𐃛 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 or find 𐃛

Search it as: B257 · B257 scales · Linear B B257 meaning · Mycenaean writing
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 100DB, then AltX to get 𐃛.

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 b257”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 100db, then Enter or Space.

HTML

𐃛

CSS

\100DB

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

𐃛

HTML hex

𐃛

CSS content

content: "\100DB";

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

URL encoded

%F0%90%83%9B

On screen

Code points

JS .length

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

Ancient scripts9,099 symbols

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