U+1CF85 "𜾅" Znamenny Neume Zmeytsa Unicode Character

U+1CF85 "𜾅" Znamenny Neume Zmeytsa is a musical notation symbol used in Znamenny chant, a traditional liturgical singing practice of the Russian Orthodox Church. This specific neume, whose name means "little snake" or "serpent" in Slavic, is primarily employed as a rhythmic sign indicating a prolongation or melismatic ornamentation of a note, often associated with a gentle, undulating vocal movement. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard helps preserve and digitally represent the complex Znamenny notation system, which dates back to the medieval period and relies on a distinct set of signs rather than modern staff notation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CF85
Version Added	14.0
Name	Znamenny Neume Zmeytsa
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 0xBE 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD833 0xDF85
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001CF85
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud833\udf85

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