U+1D135 "𝄵" Musical Symbol Cut Time Unicode Character

U+1D135 "𝄵" Musical Symbol Cut Time is a typographic representation of a common musical time signature, graphically displayed as a large, vertically slashed C. This symbol indicates a tempo of 2/2 time, also known as "alla breve," where the beat is counted on the half note rather than the quarter note, effectively doubling the perceived speed of the meter. It is used in Western musical notation to instruct performers to play at a faster, more brisk pace while reading only two beats per measure, distinguishing it from the similar but unslashed "C" symbol which represents common 4/4 time.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D135
Version Added	3.1
Name	Musical Symbol Cut Time
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 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDD35
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D135
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udd35

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