U+1D132 "𝄲" Musical Symbol Quarter Tone Sharp Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝄲
U+1D132 "𝄲" Musical Symbol Quarter Tone Sharp is a musical notation glyph used in microtonal music to indicate that a note should be raised in pitch by a quarter tone, which is half the distance of a standard sharp symbol. It is part of the Musical Symbols block, specifically designed for modern and experimental compositions that require precise tuning beyond the conventional twelve tone equal temperament system. This character provides a standardized digital representation for composers and musicians working with alternative scales or non western musical traditions, enabling clear and accurate notation in digital scores.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D132 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Quarter Tone 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 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDD32 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D132 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udd32 |
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 |