U+1D04F "𝁏" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kentima Neo Ano Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝁏
U+1D04F "𝁏" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kentima Neo Ano is a specialized notation used in Byzantine musical notation, a system developed to notate the melodies of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This particular symbol functions as a neume, indicating a specific rhythmic or melodic ornamentation, where "Kentima" typically represents a grave or lowering pitch movement and "Neo Ano" likely denotes a new or upward inflection, instructing the singer to execute a particular rising and falling vocal pattern. Belonging to the Byzantine Music block of the Unicode standard, it helps preserve and digitally encode the rich, ancient tradition of Byzantine chant, allowing for its accurate representation in modern text and software.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D04F |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Kentima Neo Ano |
| 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 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC4F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D04F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc4f |
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 |