U+1D06A "𝁪" Byzantine Musical Symbol Xiron Klasma Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝁪
U+1D06A "𝁪" Byzantine Musical Symbol Xiron Klasma is a specialized notation used in Byzantine chant notation to indicate a specific melodic ornamentation or rhythmic alteration, where the term "Klasma" typically denotes a breaking or subdivision of a note's duration, and "Xiron" refers to a hand gesture or auxiliary sign that modifies the performance of the preceding neume. This symbol, part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of the Unicode standard, helps preserve the intricate oral tradition of Eastern Orthodox liturgical music by providing written guidance for the cantor's vocal embellishment and tempo flexibility.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D06A |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Xiron Klasma |
| 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 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC6A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D06A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc6a |
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 |