U+1D12B "𝄫" Musical Symbol Double Flat Unicode Character

U+1D12B "𝄫" Musical Symbol Double Flat is a typographic glyph used in musical notation to indicate that the pitch of a note should be lowered by two half steps, or one whole step, effectively canceling any previous natural or sharp and then applying two flats. It appears as a stylized double flat sign, consisting of two rounded flats placed side by side, and belongs to the Musical Symbols block of Unicode, which was added to encode a comprehensive set of notation symbols for Western music. This character is essential for composers, arrangers, and digital music editors who need to represent complex key signatures or chromatic alterations in digital text formats, ensuring accurate visual communication across different software and platforms without relying on graphic images.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D12B
Version Added	3.1
Name	Musical Symbol Double Flat
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 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDD2B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D12B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udd2b

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