U+1D0CA "𝃊" Byzantine Musical Symbol Chroa Spathi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝃊
U+1D0CA "𝃊" Byzantine Musical Symbol Chroa Spathi is a notation mark used in Byzantine chant notation to indicate a specific microtonal ornamentation or rhythmic nuance, known as a "chroa," which modifies the pitch or execution of a neume. This particular symbol, "Spathi," historically signifies a subtle, often expressive sliding or bending of the note, akin to a vocal inflection, and is part of the larger Byzantine musical system that represents the richly ornamented, modal traditions of Eastern Orthodox liturgical music.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0CA |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Chroa Spathi |
| 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 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCCA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udcca |
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 |