U+1D0BF "𝂿" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Ke Unicode Character

U+1D0BF "𝂿" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Ke is a specialized notation used in Byzantine music, a liturgical chant tradition of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches. This symbol represents a specific type of fthora, which is a sign that modifies the pitch or mode of a melody, indicating a change to the diatonic genus in the "Ke" scale degree. It functions as a chromatic or modal alteration marker, helping performers interpret the correct melodic intervals and tonal framework within the complex system of Byzantine neumatic notation. As part of the Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, it preserves a historical and cultural system of musical writing dating back to the medieval era, allowing for digital representation and study of this unique tradition.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D0BF
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Ke
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 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDCBF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D0BF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udcbf

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