U+1D081 "𝂁" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kratima Archaion Unicode Character

U+1D081 "𝂁" Byzantine Musical Symbol Kratima Archaion is a glyph used in the notation of Byzantine chant, representing a specific neume that indicates a particular rhythmic or melodic ornamentation within the Eastern Orthodox liturgical musical tradition. This symbol is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, which was added to support the accurate digital representation of medieval and modern neumatic scripts. The Kratima Archaion, meaning "ancient kratima," is historically associated with a holding or sustaining of a note, often conveying a sense of solemnity or emphasis in the chant's performance. As such, this character helps preserve and encode the nuanced expressiveness of Byzantine ecclesiastical music for modern digital text and research purposes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D081
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Kratima Archaion
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 0x82 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC81
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D081
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc81

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