U+1D133 "𝄳" Musical Symbol Quarter Tone Flat Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝄳

U+1D133 "𝄳" Musical Symbol Quarter Tone Flat is a typographical sign used in modern musical notation to indicate that a note should be lowered in pitch by a quarter tone, which is half the interval of a standard semitone. This symbol is part of the Musical Symbols block of Unicode, designed to support precise microtonal notation that goes beyond the traditional twelve tone equal temperament system. Its visual design resembles a conventional flat symbol but includes a distinctive small vertical stroke or modification to denote the smaller pitch adjustment. This character enables composers and musicologists to notate music from various cultural traditions and contemporary classical works that require microtonal specification, ensuring accurate digital representation and cross platform consistency in electronic documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D133
Version Added 3.1
Name Musical Symbol Quarter Tone 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 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD834 0xDD33
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D133
C/C++/Java Escape \ud834\udd33

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