U+1CFA8 "𜾨" Znamenny Neume Mechik Povodny Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𜾨
U+1CFA8 "𜾨" Znamenny Neume Mechik Povodny is a musical notation symbol used in the Znamenny Chant, a traditional liturgical chant of the Russian Orthodox Church. This particular neume represents a specific melodic pattern or ornamentation, where "Mechik" translates to "little sword" or "little lash" and "Povodny" suggests a guiding or leading quality, likely indicating a subtle dynamic shift or accent within a sung line. As part of the Znamenny musical system, which predates modern staff notation, this character helps preserve the intricate melodic contours and expressive nuances of sacred Russian vocal music.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1CFA8 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Znamenny Neume Mechik Povodny |
| 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 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD833 0xDFA8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001CFA8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud833\udfa8 |
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 |