U+1CFBD "𜾽" Znamenny Neume Strela Kryukovaya Gromokryzhevaya Povodnaya Unicode Character

U+1CFBD "𜾽" Znamenny Neume Strela Kryukovaya Gromokryzhevaya Povodnaya is a musical notation symbol from the Znamenny chant tradition, an ancient form of Russian Orthodox liturgical singing. This specific neume, whose lengthy name translates roughly to "arrow hook-shaped loud thunderous leading mark," represents a complex melodic gesture indicating a rising and falling tone with a dynamic, percussive quality, often used to guide the choir's vocal delivery. As part of the Znamenny notation system, which predates modern musical staff notation and uses hooks, dots, and strokes to signify pitch and rhythm, this character serves both a practical and symbolic function in preserving the sacred musical heritage of the Eastern Slavic church.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1CFBD
Version Added	14.0
Name	Znamenny Neume Strela Kryukovaya Gromokryzhevaya Povodnaya
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 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD833 0xDFBD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001CFBD
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud833\udfbd

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