U+1D0B2 "𝂲" Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Protovarys Ichos Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝂲
U+1D0B2 "𝂲" Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Protovarys Ichos is a specialized glyph used in the notation of Byzantine chant, a liturgical music tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This symbol functions as a martyria, which serves as a modal signature or marker indicating the specific musical mode known as Protovarys Ichos, the second tone or echo of the Byzantine scale. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital representation of ancient and medieval Byzantine music manuscripts, preserving the precise melodic and harmonic framework of this sacred vocal tradition for scholars, musicians, and liturgists.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0B2 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Protovarys 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 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCB2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0B2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udcb2 |
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 |