U+1D062 "𝁢" Byzantine Musical Symbol Antikenokylisma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝁢
U+1D062 "𝁢" Byzantine Musical Symbol Antikenokylisma is a specific notation used in the body of Byzantine chant notation, functioning as a neume that indicates a complex melodic ornament or rhythmic gesture. It belongs to the Byzantine Music supplement block within Unicode, which encodes symbols from the medieval and modern traditions of Eastern Orthodox liturgical music. This particular symbol, whose name derives from the Greek musical term "antikenokylisma," represents a specific type of vocal embellishment that involves a rapid turning or rolling of the voice, often used to add emotional intensity and decorative detail to the sacred text being sung.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D062 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Antikenokylisma |
| 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 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC62 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D062 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc62 |
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 |