U+1D086 "𝂆" Byzantine Musical Symbol Dipli Unicode Character

U+1D086 "𝂆" Byzantine Musical Symbol Dipli is a notation mark used in Byzantine chant notation, a system that has been employed for centuries to transcribe the sacred music of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Specifically, the Dipli symbol functions as a rhythmic or articulation marker, typically indicating a doubling or lengthening of the note's duration or a slight emphasis in performance, guiding the chanter to interpret the melodic line with a particular expressive nuance. This character is part of the Unicode Byzantine Musical Symbols block, which was included in Unicode version 3.1 to support the digital representation of this historic musical tradition, allowing scholars, musicians, and liturgists to accurately typeset and preserve these ancient neumes in modern digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D086
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Dipli
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 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC86
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D086
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc86

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