U+1D147 "𝅇" Musical Symbol Square Notehead Black Unicode Character

U+1D147 "𝅇" Musical Symbol Square Notehead Black is a typographic glyph used within the system of musical notation to represent a specific variant of a note head, differing from the more common oval or elliptical shapes by its square, filled appearance. This symbol is located in the Musical Symbols block of the Unicode Standard, a dedicated range designed to encode a comprehensive set of characters for modern and historical music engraving. Its practical function is to denote a note that has a distinct shape, often historically associated with mensural notation or contemporary compositions that require a specific visual or performance indication. By providing this specialized character, Unicode enables precise digital representation of sheet music and scholarly texts, ensuring that the intended visual and notational meaning is preserved across different software platforms and documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D147
Version Added	3.1
Name	Musical Symbol Square Notehead Black
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 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDD47
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D147
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udd47

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