U+1D0B3 "𝂳" Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Plagios Tetartos Ichos Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D0B3 "𝂳" Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Plagios Tetartos Ichos is a specialized sign from the Byzantine musical notation system, used in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical tradition to denote the plagios tetartos (or fourth plagal) mode, which is a specific scale pattern within the Octoechos, the eight-mode system of Byzantine chant. This symbol, known as a martyria, functions as a modal signature or key indicator, instructing the chanter on the tonal center and melodic framework for the piece that follows. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally represent this ancient form of neumatic notation, ensuring accurate reproduction of historical liturgical manuscripts and modern scholarly editions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0B3 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Martyria Plagios Tetartos 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCB3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0B3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udcb3 |
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 |