U+1D054 "𝁔" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kratimoyporroon Unicode Character

U+1D054 "𝁔" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kratimoyporroon is a specialized notation within the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, used to represent a specific musical ornament or inflection in the chant tradition of the Byzantine Rite. This symbol, whose name derives from Greek terms suggesting a momentary or brief pause or break in the melodic line, serves as a performance instruction for singers to articulate a slight separation or accentuation between notes, contributing to the rhythmic and expressive nuance of the sacred music. As part of a complex system of neumes developed over centuries, Kratimoyporroon helps preserve the oral and liturgical traditions of Eastern Orthodox chant, allowing modern digital representations to accurately encode and reproduce these ancient vocal techniques.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D054
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Kratimoyporroon
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 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC54
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D054
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc54

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