U+1D015 "𝀕" Byzantine Musical Symbol Oligon Archaion Unicode Character

U+1D015 "𝀕" Byzantine Musical Symbol Oligon Archaion is a specialized glyph from the Byzantine Musical Symbols block used in the notation of Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine chant, representing an archaic form of the oligon neume. This symbol serves as a melodic indicator, typically signifying a stepwise ascent or a specific grouping of notes in the chant's traditional repertoire. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates the digital preservation and accurate reproduction of ancient liturgical music manuscripts, allowing scholars and practitioners to encode this historical musical notation in modern text formats. The character's formal name reflects its role as an older version of the standard oligon neume, distinct in its graphic representation but functionally linked to the same melodic principles in Byzantine music theory.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D015
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Oligon Archaion
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 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC15
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D015
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc15

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