U+1CF5E "𜽞" Znamenny Neume Golubchik Borzy Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1CF5E "𜽞" Znamenny Neume Golubchik Borzy is a musical notation symbol used in the Znamenny chant tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church, representing a specific melodic ornament or rhythmic inflection. The term "Golubchik Borzy" translates roughly to "swift little dove" in Old Russian, indicating that this neume is performed with a quick, light, or darting motion. This character belongs to the Znamenny Musical Notation block of the Unicode Standard, which was added to support the preservation and digital representation of early Slavic liturgical music that predates modern Western staff notation. Serving as a graphic instruction for singers, it helps convey the nuanced pitch and tempo variations unique to this ancient Eastern Christian chant tradition.

General Properties

Code Point U+1CF5E
Version Added 14.0
Name Znamenny Neume Golubchik Borzy
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 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD833 0xDF5E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001CF5E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud833\udf5e

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