U+1D051 "𝁑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofos Neo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D051 "𝁑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofos Neo is a specialized grapheme within the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, used in the notation of Byzantine chant to indicate a specific melodic ornament or breathing mark. The Apostrofos Neo sign is employed to denote a brief, light articulation or a slight separation between musical phrases, functioning as a form of syllabic accent that directs the performer to execute a gentle upward inflection or a quick, detached note. Its presence in a score guides singers in interpreting the rhythmic and expressive nuances of Byzantine liturgical music, contributing to the tradition's characteristic fluidity and ornamentation without altering the fundamental pitch of the melody.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D051 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofos Neo |
| 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 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC51 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D051 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc51 |
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 |