U+1D020 "𝀠" Byzantine Musical Symbol Oxeiai Archaion Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀠
U+1D020 "𝀠" Byzantine Musical Symbol Oxeiai Archaion is a specialized character used in the notation of Byzantine chant, a liturgical musical tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This symbol represents an ancient or archaic form of the "Oxeiai," a notation sign that typically indicates a high or accented musical phrase in Byzantine neume scripts. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital representation and preservation of these early medieval musical texts, enabling scholars, musicians, and liturgists to accurately encode, share, and study the historical performance practices of Byzantine sacred music.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D020 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Oxeiai 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 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC20 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D020 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc20 |
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 |