U+1D0D1 "𝃑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Diesis Monogrammos Tessera Dodekata Unicode Character

U+1D0D1 "𝃑" Byzantine Musical Symbol Diesis Monogrammos Tessera Dodekata is a highly specialized glyph from the Byzantine Musical Symbols block, used in the notation of Eastern Orthodox chant and other Byzantine liturgical music. This symbol functions as a complex accidental or rhythmic indicator, specifically representing a "diesis" (a microtonal sharp or alteration) that is combined with the terms "monogrammos" (single-stroke), "tessera" (four), and "dodekata" (twelve), likely signifying a particular pitch alteration or division of the musical scale into twelve steps. Its purpose is to guide singers in achieving precise microtonal inflections and tempo relationships within the modal system of Byzantine chant, preserving the oral and theoretical traditions of this ancient musical repertoire.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D0D1
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Diesis Monogrammos Tessera Dodekata
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 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDCD1
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D0D1
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udcd1

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