U+1D031 "𝀱" Byzantine Musical Symbol Tessera Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀱
U+1D031 "𝀱" Byzantine Musical Symbol Tessera is a specific glyph from the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, which encodes notation used in the liturgical chant traditions of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic churches. This symbol, called a tessera, represents a relatively short musical unit or step within the neumatic notation system, which guided singers in melody and rhythm rather than indicating precise pitches. Unlike later Western staff notation, the tessera and its surrounding symbols provided a mnemonic and interpretive guide for performing the complex monophonic music of the Byzantine tradition, reflecting centuries of sacred vocal practice.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D031 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Tessera |
| 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 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC31 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D031 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc31 |
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 |