U+1D0C2 "𝃂" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Ni Ano Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝃂
U+1D0C2 "𝃂" Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Ni Ano is a specialized glyph used in the notation of Byzantine chant, a liturgical musical tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This symbol belongs to the "Byzantine Musical Symbols" block and serves as a fthora, or a modal signature, specifically indicating a shift to the diatonic genus on the note Ni (the equivalent of the modern note B or Si) and raising it to a higher pitch level known as "ano" (above). It functions as a key marker for singers, guiding the melodic interval structure and ensuring the correct tonal framework of the diatonic scale, thereby preserving the precise oral and written heritage of Byzantine ecclesiastical music.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0C2 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Fthora Diatoniki Ni Ano |
| 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 0x83 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCC2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udcc2 |
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 |