U+1D042 "𝁂" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kontevma Allo Unicode Character

U+1D042 "𝁂" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kontevma Allo is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, used in the notation of Byzantine chant and hymnody within the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic traditions. This specific symbol represents a melodic ornament or a type of neume that indicates a particular vocal inflection or expressive nuance, likely serving as a variation or alternative form of the standard Kontevma sign to denote a specific rhythmic or stylistic shift in the sung text. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation and preservation of these ancient liturgical music manuscripts, ensuring that scholars, musicians, and liturgists can reproduce the subtle interpretive markings found in traditional Byzantine musical scores.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D042
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Kontevma Allo
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 0x81 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC42
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D042
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc42

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