U+1D0F5 "𝃵" Byzantine Musical Symbol Gorgon Neo Kato Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D0F5 "𝃵" Byzantine Musical Symbol Gorgon Neo Kato is a notation mark used in Byzantine chant notation to indicate a moderate slowing of the musical tempo, specifically a gorgon or "gorgon neo kato" that instructs the singer to perform the preceding neume group with a measured retard or hesitation. This symbol is part of the extensive Byzantine Musical Symbols block in Unicode, which encodes the neumes and signs employed in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical music tradition. Its inclusion in the standard allows for the accurate digital representation and preservation of centuries-old chant manuscripts, supporting scholars and practitioners in rendering the intricate rhythmic nuances of Byzantine hymnody.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D0F5 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Byzantine Musical Symbol Gorgon Neo Kato |
| 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 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDCF5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D0F5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udcf5 |
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 |