U+1D053 "𝁓" Byzantine Musical Symbol Yporroi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D053 "𝁓" Byzantine Musical Symbol Yporroi is a notation glyph used in the transcription of Byzantine chant, a form of liturgical music from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. This symbol represents a specific musical ornament or performance instruction, typically indicating a slight lifting or separation of the voice akin to a gentle pause or breath within the melodic line. It is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of Unicode, which was added to the standard to support the digital encoding of this ancient and complex musical notation system. The Yporroi symbol contributes to the nuanced expression of Byzantine hymns by guiding the singer in subtle rhythmic or dynamic variations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D053 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Yporroi |
| 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 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC53 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D053 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc53 |
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 |