U+1D085 "𝂅" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apli Unicode Character

U+1D085 "𝂅" Byzantine Musical Symbol Apli is used in Byzantine musical notation to indicate the simplest form of a melodic step predominantly ascending in nature, often serving as a foundational sign that directs the singer to raise the pitch by a single degree within the text's chant. Representing a basic musical element in the Byzantine chant tradition, this symbol appears in liturgical manuscripts to guide the vocal performance of hymns and psalms, where it stands as a dot-like character marking a straightforward upward movement. As part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, it preserves an ancient system of neumes that originated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, allowing modern digital texts to accurately encode and transmit this specific musical instruction.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D085
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Apli
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 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC85
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D085
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc85

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