U+1D079 "𝁹" Byzantine Musical Symbol Thes Kai Apothes Unicode Character

U+1D079 "𝁹" Byzantine Musical Symbol Thes Kai Apothes is a notation mark used in Byzantine chant to indicate both a thesis, or a stressed or emphasized placement, and an apothesis, which signifies a release or a pause in the melodic line, effectively combining these two distinct performance instructions into a single glyph. This symbol belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block within the Unicode standard, a collection that preserves the intricate notation system of the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgical tradition. It serves as a specialized instruction for singers, guiding the rhythmic and expressive flow of the chant by marking a moment that is simultaneously to be articulated with weight and then gently resolved, showcasing the nuanced timing and phrasing demands of this ancient musical practice.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D079
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Thes Kai Apothes
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 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC79
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D079
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc79

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