U+1D093 "𝂓" Byzantine Musical Symbol Digorgon Parestigmenon Aristera Kato Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝂓
U+1D093 "𝂓" Byzantine Musical Symbol Digorgon Parestigmenon Aristera Kato is a specialized notation used in Byzantine musical chant notation, representing a specific pitch inflection or ornamentation that combines a double gorgon (a quickening or rhythmic alteration) with a parestigmenon (a marking indicating a note is sung from a lower neighboring pitch), performed on the left side and moving downward, as the Greek words "aristera" and "kato" indicate. This character is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, and its precise shape and positioning in the musical text guide singers in the Eastern Orthodox tradition to execute a particular melodic nuance, preserving the intricate oral tradition of psaltic art.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D093 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Digorgon Parestigmenon Aristera Kato |
| 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 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC93 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D093 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc93 |
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 |