U+1D0ED "𝃭" Byzantine Musical Symbol Arktiko Ke Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝃭
U+1D0ED "𝃭" Byzantine Musical Symbol Arktiko Ke is a glyph used in the medieval notation system of Byzantine chant, representing a specific musical inflection or melodic gesture called an arktiko ke, which traditionally signals a rising or elevated vocal turn in liturgical hymns. This symbol belongs to the Byzantine Musical Symbols block of the Unicode standard, encoded to preserve the rich, neumatic notation of Eastern Orthodox church music. Its design often resembles a stylized hook or curl, and it serves as a critical guide for cantors performing the elaborate, modal melodies of Byzantine chant.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0ED |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Arktiko Ke |
| 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 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCED |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0ED |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udced |
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 |