U+1D08D "𝂍" Byzantine Musical Symbol Leimma Tessaron Chronon Unicode Character

U+1D08D "𝂍" Byzantine Musical Symbol Leimma Tessaron Chronon is a notation mark used in Byzantine chant notation to indicate a specific temporal or rhythmic value, namely a "leimma" or remainder of four time units. It functions as a microtonal and rhythmic instruction, guiding the singer to hold a note for a duration equivalent to four chronoi, or basic time beats, often within a complex system of neumes that denote pitch and ornamentation. This symbol is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of Unicode, which preserves the medieval notation system used for liturgical music in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Its inclusion in digital text allows for the accurate representation of historical chant manuscripts and modern transcriptions of Byzantine music.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D08D
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Leimma Tessaron Chronon
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 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC8D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D08D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc8d

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