U+1D028 "𝀨" Byzantine Musical Symbol Anatrichisma Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝀨

U+1D028 "𝀨" Byzantine Musical Symbol Anatrichisma is a specific neume used in Byzantine musical notation to indicate a particular melodic ornamentation or vocal technique, often interpreted as a rising or lifting of the pitch with a subtle, delicate nuance. This symbol forms part of the extensive repertoire of signs within the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of Unicode, which encodes the ancient and medieval notation system developed for the chanting of Greek liturgical texts. The Anatrichisma is one of many such neumes that convey precise instructions for pitch, rhythm, and expressive interpretation, essential for the authentic performance of Byzantine chant. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, musicians, and liturgical practitioners can accurately represent and reproduce this historic musical tradition in digital formats.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D028
Version Added 3.1
Name Byzantine Musical Symbol Anatrichisma
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 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD834 0xDC28
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D028
C/C++/Java Escape \ud834\udc28

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