U+1D11E "𝄞" Musical Symbol G Clef Unicode Character

U+1D11E "𝄞" Musical Symbol G Clef is a standardized character within the Unicode standard's Musical Symbols block, representing the treble clef commonly used in musical notation to indicate the pitch of written notes. This particular glyph, often referred to as the G clef, is stylized as a sweeping, ornate curve that starts on the second line of a musical staff, signifying that the note G4 is located on that line. Introduced as part of Unicode 3.1 in March 2001, this character allows for the precise digital representation of musical scores, enabling composers, arrangers, and software to display or process this fundamental symbol across various platforms and applications.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D11E
Version Added	3.1
Name	Musical Symbol G Clef
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 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDD1E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D11E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udd1e

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