U+1D09B "𝂛" Byzantine Musical Symbol Agogi Argoteri Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝂛
U+1D09B "𝂛" Byzantine Musical Symbol Agogi Argoteri is a specialized notation used in Byzantine chant notation, a system of neumes that developed in the Eastern Orthodox church. This particular symbol, "Agogi Argoteri" (meaning "slower agogi" in Greek), serves as a tempo or rhythmic indicator, instructing the chanter to perform the melody at a slower pace, often implying a sense of gravity or solemnity. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard as part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block (range U+1D000–U+1D0FF) allows for the accurate digital representation, preservation, and scholarly exchange of this ancient liturgical musical tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D09B |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Agogi Argoteri |
| 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 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDC9B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D09B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udc9b |
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 |