U+1D01F "𝀟" Byzantine Musical Symbol Stavros Apodexia Unicode Character

U+1D01F "𝀟" Byzantine Musical Symbol Stavros Apodexia is a specialized notation from the Byzantine musical system used in Eastern Orthodox Church chant and hymnography, where it functions as a diacritical mark rather than a note. Its name derives from Greek terms meaning "cross" (stavros) and "storage" or "acceptance" (apodexia), indicating a specific melodic or rhythmic instruction for the singer. In practice, this symbol modifies the performance of surrounding neumes, often by signaling a prolongation, a pause, or a decorative vocal treatment that adds solemnity to the liturgical text. It is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, which encodes the complex neumatic notation developed to preserve and precisely transmit the sacred music of the Byzantine Rite.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D01F
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Stavros Apodexia
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 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC1F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D01F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc1f

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