U+1B61 "᭡" Balinese Musical Symbol Dong Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
᭡
U+1B61 "᭡" Balinese Musical Symbol Dong is a glyph from the Balinese script block used in the traditional notation of gamelan music, where it specifically indicates a low, deep sounding beat or a strong rhythmic accent within a musical composition. This symbol represents a type of stroke or instrumental cue, often associated with larger, lower-pitched gongs or metallophones in the Balinese orchestra, serving as a fundamental marker for maintaining the temporal structure and flow of a piece. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital preservation, documentation, and accurate electronic representation of this culturally significant musical notation system from Bali, Indonesia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1B61 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Balinese Musical Symbol Dong |
| Block | Balinese |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᭡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᭡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xAD 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1B61 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001B61 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1b61 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Ideographic |
| Script | Balinese |
| Script Extensions | Balinese |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |