U+1D12A "𝄪" Musical Symbol Double Sharp Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝄪
U+1D12A "𝄪" Musical Symbol Double Sharp is a notation glyph used in musical scores to indicate that a note should be raised in pitch by two semitones, or a whole step, from its natural state. This symbol, visually resembling an elongated 'X' or a stylized cross, is defined within the Unicode Musical Symbols block and is designed for use in digital music notation systems, providing a precise and universally recognized character for composers and arrangers. By including this specific codepoint, Unicode ensures that complex musical text, from historical manuscripts to modern sheet music software, can represent the double sharp accurately without relying on font-specific substitutes or multiple characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D12A |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Double Sharp |
| 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 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDD2A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D12A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udd2a |
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 |