U+1D0A4 "𝂤" Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Deyteros Ichos Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝂤
U+1D0A4 "𝂤" Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Deyteros Ichos is a notation glyph used in Byzantine chant manuscripts to indicate a specific musical mode or tone, specifically the "Deyteros Ichos" or Second Mode. This "martyria" symbol functions as a modal signature, helping the singer identify the correct scale and melodic framework for the piece. It is part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, which was added to support the digital representation of the ancient Eastern Christian musical tradition. The character’s presence in modern computing allows scholars and musicians to accurately preserve and reproduce the rich liturgical music of the Byzantine Rite.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0A4 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Deyteros Ichos |
| 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 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCA4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0A4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udca4 |
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 |