U+1D017 "𝀗" Byzantine Musical Symbol Psilon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀗
U+1D017 "𝀗" Byzantine Musical Symbol Psilon is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block used in the notation of Eastern Orthodox chant and represents a specific neume, or musical sign, that indicates a particular melodic ornamentation or vocal nuance. The psilon symbol, often appearing as a small, curved mark above the text, functions to modify the pitch or rhythm of the syllable it accompanies, adding a subtle, light inflection to the chant's melodic line. This character helps preserve the traditional performance practice of Byzantine music, which relies on these specialized symbols to convey expressive details not captured by standard Western notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D017 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Psilon |
| 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 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC17 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D017 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc17 |
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 |