U+1B77 "᭷" Balinese Musical Symbol Right-Hand Closed Tak Unicode Character

U+1B77 "᭷" Balinese Musical Symbol Right-Hand Closed Tak is a specialized glyph from the Balinese script block used in traditional Balinese musical notation, particularly for representing a specific percussive instruction in the playing of gamelan instruments. This symbol indicates that the performer should strike with the right hand in a closed, muted manner, producing a dampened or stopped sound rather than a ringing tone. It is one of several musical symbols that help convey nuanced rhythmic and articulative details in the written notation of Balinese gamelan compositions, allowing musicians to interpret the intended percussive texture and dynamic of the performance. Overall, U+1B77 serves as a vital component for preserving and accurately reproducing the intricate performance practices of Balinese music.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1B77
Version Added	5.0
Name	Balinese Musical Symbol Right-Hand Closed Tak
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 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1B77
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001B77
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1b77

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