U+1D036 "𝀶" Byzantine Musical Symbol Tromikon Archaion Unicode Character

U+1D036 "𝀶" Byzantine Musical Symbol Tromikon Archaion is a graphical sign used in the notation of Byzantine chant, representing an ancient or archaic form of the musical ornament or rhythmic grouping known as the Tromikon. This character belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of the Unicode standard, which encodes a system of neumes developed in the Eastern Christian liturgical tradition to indicate melodic phrasing and vocal performance nuances. The Tromikon Archaion specifically denotes a complex melodic pattern that likely involved a specific group of notes or a characteristic cadential figure, reflecting the rich oral and written heritage of Byzantine ecclesiastical music. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally reproduce these historical musical texts for scholarly study and modern liturgical use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D036
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Tromikon 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 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC36
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D036
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc36

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