U+1D07C "𝁼" Byzantine Musical Symbol Yfen Kato Unicode Character

U+1D07C "𝁼" Byzantine Musical Symbol Yfen Kato is a notation mark from the Byzantine musical system, specifically used in Middle and Late Byzantine chant notation to indicate a melodic descent or a lower pitch relative to the preceding note. Unlike the basic "Yfen" symbol, which generally denotes a descending step, the "Yfen Kato" variant often signifies a more pronounced or specific downward movement, typically two steps lower, and is part of the rich neumatic tradition that guided singers in the performance of Orthodox liturgical hymns. This symbol appears in medieval manuscripts and has been encoded in Unicode to support digital representation and study of Byzantine music, preserving its historical and cultural significance.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D07C
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Yfen Kato
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 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC7C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D07C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc7c

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