U+1D011 "𝀑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofos Unicode Character

U+1D011 "𝀑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofos is a graphical mark used within the Byzantine musical notation system, which was historically employed to chant liturgical texts in the Eastern Orthodox Church. This specific symbol functions as a type of neume, indicating a slight vocal lift or a brief separation between notes rather than a sustained pitch change, often guiding the singer to perform a short pause or an accent. Its name, Apostrofos, derives from the Greek word for "turning away" or "apostrophe," reflecting its role in shaping the melodic line by breaking the flow of sound and adding rhythmic nuance to the sacred chant.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D011
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofos
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 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC11
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D011
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc11

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