U+1D091 "𝂑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Gorgon Parestigmenon Dexia Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝂑
U+1D091 "𝂑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Gorgon Parestigmenon Dexia is a glyph from the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, used in the notation of Eastern Orthodox chant to indicate a specific rhythmic and melodic ornamentation. The term "Gorgon" refers to a fast or rapid execution, "Parestigmenon" denotes a small pause or hesitation, and "Dexia" indicates the symbol is placed on the right side, together signifying a swift, accented upward movement with a slight breath or break before the following note. This character belongs to a specialized system of neumes that evolved to precisely record the complex melodies and performance practices of Byzantine ecclesiastical music.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D091 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Gorgon Parestigmenon Dexia |
| 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 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC91 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D091 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc91 |
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 |