U+1D02F "𝀯" Byzantine Musical Symbol Dyo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀯
U+1D02F "𝀯" Byzantine Musical Symbol Dyo is a sign used in Byzantine music notation to indicate the musical intonation pattern known as the Dyo, which represents a specific melodic formula consisting of two notes typically performed as a descending interval or a stepwise movement. This symbol is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, which encodes the ancient neumatic system used to transcribe the liturgical chant of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Dyo symbol serves a rhythmic and expressive function, guiding the singer to articulate the phrase with a particular melodic emphasis and duration within the modal framework of Byzantine chant.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D02F |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Dyo |
| 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 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC2F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D02F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc2f |
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 |