U+1D124 "𝄤" Musical Symbol F Clef Ottava Bassa Unicode Character

U+1D124 "𝄤" Musical Symbol F Clef Ottava Bassa is a specialized notation used in musical scores to indicate that the F clef, commonly known as the bass clef, should be performed an octave lower than its standard pitch. This symbol adds a small numeral eight below the clef, directing musicians to transpose the written notes down by one octave, which is particularly useful for parts in extremely low registers to avoid excessive ledger lines. It belongs to the Musical Symbols Unicode block and serves as a precise tool for composers and engravers to convey octave displacement in sheet music.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D124
Version Added	3.1
Name	Musical Symbol F Clef Ottava Bassa
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 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDD24
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D124
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udd24

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