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Front Matter
Cretan Hieroglyphic
Hieroglyphic script of Cretan Minoan civilization (2100–1700 BC).
Hieroglyphic script of Cretan Minoan civilization (2100–1700 BC). Believed to be the precursor to Linear A, undeciphered to this day and not yet Unicode-encoded. ~300 artifacts on seals, clay tablets, and metal objects survive. Together with Linear A, the greatest linguistic mystery of Minoan civilization — considered a key to unlocking the secrets of Aegean Bronze Age culture.
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The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Total signs96
Unicode Blocks
Not in Unicode
Not yet encoded in Unicode. Formal allocation is pending due to undeciphered status or insufficient evidence.
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
좌→우 추정
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System
Logographic
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Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
Keyboard layout data not yet available.
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The Lineage
Family · DescendantsPhylogeny
Descendants of hieroglyphs
Phylogeny
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