U+1D0D8 "𝃘" Byzantine Musical Symbol Geniki Diesis Unicode Character

U+1D0D8 "𝃘" Byzantine Musical Symbol Geniki Diesis is a notation used in Byzantine music to indicate a specific type of microtonal alteration or tuning, known as the Geniki Diesis, which functions as a general or major sharp that raises the pitch of a note by a small interval, typically a diesis, within the church's modal system. This symbol appears in the musical manuscripts and printed scores of the Byzantine rite, guiding singers in the oral tradition of Eastern Orthodox liturgical chant. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for accurate digital representation and study of this ancient musical notation system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D0D8
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Geniki Diesis
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 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDCD8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D0D8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udcd8

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