U+1D0E8 "𝃨" Byzantine Musical Symbol Stigma Unicode Character

U+1D0E8 "𝃨" Byzantine Musical Symbol Stigma is a specialized notation used within Byzantine music theory to denote a specific melodic ornament or interval, derived from the Greek word "stigma" meaning a dot or point. This character belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of the Unicode standard, which encodes a set of neumes and signs used for notating the liturgical chants of the Eastern Orthodox Church dating from the medieval era. The Stigma symbol represents a form of accent or inflection in the chant melody, guiding the singer in the performance of a subtle pitch rise or a rhythmic emphasis, and it functions within a complex system of modal notation that has been preserved in manuscripts and oral tradition for centuries.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D0E8
Version Added	3.1
Name	Byzantine Musical Symbol Stigma
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 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDCE8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D0E8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udce8

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