U+1D000 "𝀀" Byzantine Musical Symbol Psili Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀀
U+1D000 "𝀀" Byzantine Musical Symbol Psili is a character from the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, used to denote a specific melodic ornament or breathing mark in the notation of Byzantine chant. This symbol represents the psili, which is a type of neume indicating a light, aspirated vocal articulation or a slight pause, often serving to shape the phrasing and emotional expression of the sacred music. It is an important part of the Byzantine musical tradition, which uses a system of neumatic notation to convey both pitch and performance details.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D000 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Psili |
| Block | Byzantine Musical Symbols |
| 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 0x9D 0x80 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC00 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D000 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc00 |
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 |