U+1D143 "𝅃" Musical Symbol X Notehead Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝅃
U+1D143 "𝅃" Musical Symbol X Notehead is a specialized notation mark used in musical scores to represent an indefinite or indeterminate pitch, often employed for percussive or rhythm-based sounds where a specific tone is not required. This symbol belongs to the Musical Symbols block within Unicode and depicts a notehead shaped like the letter X, contrasting with the standard oval noteheads that indicate precise musical pitches. It is commonly found in modern and contemporary music compositions, particularly for instruments like drums, cymbals, or stringed instruments being struck percussively, and also appears in vocal music to signify spoken or shouted tones.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D143 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol X Notehead |
| 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 0x85 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDD43 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D143 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udd43 |
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 |