U+1D09A "𝂚" Byzantine Musical Symbol Agogi Poli Argi Unicode Character

U+1D09A "𝂚" Byzantine Musical Symbol Agogi Poli Argi is a specialized notation from the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, used in the traditional notation system of Byzantine chant and Eastern Orthodox liturgical music. This symbol represents an "agogi" or tempo marking, specifically indicating a very slow or extremely slow pace (poli argi meaning "very slowly" in Greek), guiding singers to perform the corresponding passage with deliberate, drawn-out solemnity. Its inclusion in Unicode allows composers, musicologists, and liturgical practitioners to accurately encode and reproduce this historically significant neume in digital texts, preserving its role in conveying the nuanced rhythmic and expressive character of Byzantine musical tradition.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D09A
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Agogi Poli Argi
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 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDC9A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D09A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udc9a

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