U+1D060 "𝁠" Byzantine Musical Symbol Eteron Parakalesma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D060 "𝁠" Byzantine Musical Symbol Eteron Parakalesma is a specialized glyph used in the transcription of Byzantine chant, a liturgical musical tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This symbol belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to digitally preserve the neumatic notation system that evolved from ancient Greek and early Christian musical practices. Specifically, the Eteron Parakalesma indicates a particular melodic ornamentation or interpretive nuance, guiding performers in the subtle modulation of pitch or rhythm according to the traditional modal framework, known as the Octoechos. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, musicians, and liturgists can accurately reproduce and share historical and contemporary Byzantine musical manuscripts in digital formats.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝁠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝁠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0x81 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD834 0xDC60 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001D060 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud834\udc60 |
Unicode Properties