U+1D052 "𝁒" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofoi Syndesmos Neo Unicode Character

U+1D052 "𝁒" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofoi Syndesmos Neo is a specialized glyph used within the Byzantine musical notation system to represent a complex neume (a type of musical sign) that indicates a specific melodic or rhythmic instruction. This particular symbol, whose name translates from Greek to mean "apostrophe connected new," combines elements of an apostrophe-like curve with a connecting line, signifying a tied or linked grouping of notes in the chant. It belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, which was added to support the accurate digital representation and scholarly study of the traditional liturgical music of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The symbol helps preserve the nuanced performance practices of Byzantine chant by encoding the graphic marks that direct singers in pitch, tempo, and articulation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D052
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Apostrofoi Syndesmos 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 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC52
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D052
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc52

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