U+1D05A "𝁚" Byzantine Musical Symbol Psifiston Neo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D05A "𝁚" Byzantine Musical Symbol Psifiston Neo is a notation used in Byzantine music to represent a specific type of melodic ornament or performance instruction known as a psifiston, which typically indicates a slight pause or a subtle rhythmic separation between notes, often rendered as a small stroke or dot. This symbol belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of Unicode, which was encoded to support the liturgical chanting traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Its modern neo designation distinguishes it from earlier historical variants, reflecting its use in contemporary Byzantine musical notation where it functions as a nuanced guide for singers to shape the melody with a brief, expressive break.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D05A |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Psifiston 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 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC5A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D05A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc5a |
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 |