U+1CF55 "𜽕" Znamenny Neume Zanozhek Unicode Character

U+1CF55 "𜽕" Znamenny Neume Zanozhek is a symbol from the medieval Znamenny notation system used primarily in Russian Orthodox Church music to indicate a specific melodic pattern or ornamentation of a rising or leaping interval in a chant. This neume belongs to the larger set of Znamenny neumes, which represent not just individual pitches but complex melodic contours and rhythmic nuances essential for performing the monophonic liturgical music known as Znamenny chant. The Zanozhek, meaning literally "the little notch" or "the little cut," directs the singer to execute a particular vocal inflection that distinguishes the sacred melody from simpler, unadorned plainchant. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars, musicians, and liturgists can accurately represent and preserve these historic musical notations in digital texts and databases.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CF55
Version Added	14.0
Name	Znamenny Neume Zanozhek
Block	Znamenny Musical Notation
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𜽕
HTML Hex Encoding	𜽕
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9C 0xBD 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD833 0xDF55
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001CF55
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud833\udf55

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	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other