U+1D009 "𝀉" Byzantine Musical Symbol Paraklitiki Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀉
U+1D009 "𝀉" Byzantine Musical Symbol Paraklitiki is a visual sign used in the notation system of Byzantine chant, which is the traditional liturgical music of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This specific symbol instructs the singer to perform the musical phrase in a comforting or consoling manner, derived from the Greek word "paraklesis" meaning entreaty or consolation. It belongs to the "Byzantine Musical Symbols" block of the Unicode standard, encoded to preserve and digitally represent the rich, ancient musical heritage of the Byzantine Empire, where neumes like this one guided both pitch and expressive delivery of sacred hymns.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D009 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Paraklitiki |
| 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 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D009 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc09 |
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 |