U+1D11F "𝄟" Musical Symbol G Clef Ottava Alta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D11F "𝄟" Musical Symbol G Clef Ottava Alta is a specialized musical notation glyph used in sheet music to indicate that the treble clef should be performed one octave higher than written. It functions as a standard G clef but incorporates a small numeral "8" placed above the curve of the symbol, signaling an ottava alta transposition. This character is part of the Musical Symbols block in Unicode, designed to encode Western musical notation digitally, and is primarily utilized in contexts where precise pitch designation above the staff is required, such as in vocal scores or instrumental parts for high-register instruments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D11F |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol G Clef Ottava Alta |
| 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 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDD1F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D11F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udd1f |
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 |