What 𐃳 means
It marks the kind of item being counted. B221 is a catalogue number, not a spoken reading.
Linear B inventory signs classify the goods being counted. As of 2025, this sign's outline was only partly known, so “bowl” is a broad gloss rather than a precise modern vessel type.
What was Linear B used for?
It helped palaces keep track of goods in the Late Bronze Age. Linear B developed from the earlier Linear A writing system; ideograms like B221 marked what a counted quantity referred to.
Archival and technical; its meaning is clearest in an inventory or transcription.
“Bowl” is a broad gloss, not a precise identification of the vessel.
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Who writes 𐃳
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𐃳 show as a box?
Without a font that supports Linear B, a device may display a missing-glyph box. As of 2026-10-09, that still points to font coverage, not a different historical sign.
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How to type or find 𐃳
- Also called
- B221 · 221VAS
- Search it as
- Linear B bowl · B221 bowl sign · B208 vs B221 · KN K 434.a
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐃳\100F3Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.