U+1D034 "𝀴" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Archaion Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝀴
U+1D034 "𝀴" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Archaion is a specialized glyph used in the Byzantine musical notation system, a neumatic tradition that has been employed for centuries in the liturgical music of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This particular symbol, a form of fthora, indicates a specific melodic modulation or intonation formula, often serving to signal a change in mode or a chromatic alteration within a chant. As part of a rich and complex notation system, it helps guide the singer in performing the correct pitch intervals and expressive nuances, preserving the ancient musical heritage of Byzantine hymnography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D034 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora 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 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC34 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D034 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc34 |
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 |