U+1D03C "𝀼" Byzantine Musical Symbol Rapisma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D03C "𝀼" Byzantine Musical Symbol Rapisma is a notation glyph used in Byzantine music notation to indicate a specific type of melodic ornamentation or vocal inflection. This symbol belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the ancient and medieval chants of the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition. The Rapisma itself typically denotes a rapid, sweeping vocal gesture or a brief flourish, adding expressive nuance to the liturgical melodies it accompanies. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, musicians, and liturgists can accurately represent and digitally preserve these sacred musical texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D03C |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Rapisma |
| 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 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC3C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D03C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc3c |
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 |