U+1D007 "𝀇" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kathisti Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀇
U+1D007 "𝀇" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kathisti is a specific notation from the Byzantine musical system, used in the neumatic notation of Eastern Orthodox chant to indicate a particular melodic ornament or performance instruction. This symbol represents a pause or a slight holding of the note, often translated as "seating" or "settling," guiding the singer to modulate the rhythm and expression of the chant. It is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, which encodes the rich variety of signs essential for accurately preserving and performing the ancient liturgical music of the Byzantine tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D007 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Kathisti |
| 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 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC07 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D007 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc07 |
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 |