U+1D066 "𝁦" Byzantine Musical Symbol Syrma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝁦
U+1D066 "𝁦" Byzantine Musical Symbol Syrma is a typographic representation used in the notation of Byzantine chant and music, which is the liturgical musical tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This symbol, part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, indicates a specific melodic movement or embellishment, often involving a stepwise descending or ascending passage that is performed smoothly and with a flowing quality. The Syrma character helps musicians interpret the neumatic notation of Byzantine hymnography, capturing the nuanced vocal expression required in sacred chant.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D066 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Syrma |
| 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 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC66 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D066 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc66 |
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 |