U+1D117 "𝄗" Musical Symbol Two-Line Staff Unicode Character

U+1D117 "𝄗" Musical Symbol Two-Line Staff is a specific glyph from the Musical Symbols block, designed for use in Western musical notation to represent a staff consisting of exactly two horizontal lines, typically used for unpitched percussion instruments, such as a snare drum or rhythm parts, where no definite pitch is indicated. This symbol allows composers and arrangers to notate rhythms and articulations clearly without implying melodic notes, and it is distinct from the standard five-line staff or other staff configurations like the one-line staff. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates digital music notation, editing, and exchange across various software and texts, ensuring consistent representation of this specialized notation element.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D117
Version Added	3.1
Name	Musical Symbol Two-Line Staff
Block	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 0x84 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDD17
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D117
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udd17

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