U+1D0BB "𝂻" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Nana Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝂻
U+1D0BB "𝂻" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Nana is a specialized notation used in Byzantine chant to indicate a specific modulation or alteration of pitch within the diatonic musical system. This symbol, part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, functions as a "fthora" which is a type of accidental or chromatic sign that modifies the interval structure of the melody, particularly signaling a shift into the Nana mode or echos. It serves as a critical visual marker for singers and scholars of Eastern Orthodox liturgical music, preserving the precise oral tradition and intervallic nuances of Byzantine musical theory.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0BB |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Nana |
| 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 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCBB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0BB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udcbb |
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 |