What 𐁕 means
No accepted sound value or standalone meaning is known for B049.
Linear B is a syllabic script used to write Mycenaean Greek. Many surviving tablets are palace inventories and accounts, so B049 belongs to a practical record-keeping system; that setting does not tell us what the sign said.
Linear A is a link, not a reading key
Linear B developed from Linear A, an earlier Cretan script. The language written in Linear A remains undeciphered as of 2026.
𐘪 is Linear A AB049, the older sign associated with B049 in this script lineage. That historical connection does not confirm a sound or meaning for either sign.
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Who writes 𐁕
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𐁕 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Linear B Syllabary block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𐁕
- Also called
- Linear B *49 · Linear B sign *49
- Search it as
- B049 · *49 · undeciphered Linear B sign · Linear A AB049
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐁕\10055Codes and encoding1 code points
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