U+1D010 "𝀐" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kentimata Unicode Character

U+1D010 "𝀐" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kentimata is a notation mark used in Byzantine music notation, a medieval and post-medieval system for chanting Eastern Orthodox liturgical music. This specific symbol represents a type of melodic ornamentation or grouping of notes, typically indicating a descending interval or a gentle rhythmic pattern within the neumatic script. Unlike modern Western staff notation, Byzantine musical symbols like Kentimata denote both pitch changes and expressive nuances, helping to preserve the oral tradition of complex, microtonal melodies sung in the Byzantine Rite. The character belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, which was added to enable digital representation and study of this ancient musical heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D010
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Kentimata
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 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC10
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D010
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc10

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