U+1CF34 "𜼴" Znamenny Combining Mark Demestvenny Zaderzhka Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1CF34 "𜼴" Znamenny Combining Mark Demestvenny Zaderzhka is a historical notation mark used in Znamenny chant, a form of liturgical music from the Russian Orthodox tradition. This specific combining mark, whose name includes both the term "Demestvenny" (indicating its use in domestic or demestvenny polyphony) and "Zaderzhka" (meaning "delay" or "hold"), functions as a neume placed above or alongside musical notation to instruct the singer to briefly pause or extend the duration of a specific note. Part of the Unicode Znamenny Musical Notation block, it represents a nuanced performance instruction that was essential for conveying rhythm and phrasing in medieval Slavic musical manuscripts, bridging ancient oral performance practices with modern digital encoding.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𜼴 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𜼴 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9C 0xBC 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD833 0xDF34 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001CF34 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud833\udf34 |
Unicode Properties