U+1D157 "𝅗" Musical Symbol Void Notehead Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝅗

U+1D157 "𝅗" Musical Symbol Void Notehead is a specialized glyph from the Musical Symbols block used in Western musical notation to represent a notehead that is not filled in, meaning it is hollow or void. This shape is typically associated with longer note durations, such as whole notes or half notes, where the absence of solid fill visually indicates a sustained or less percussive attack. In musical scores, the void notehead serves a distinct function compared to its filled counterpart, allowing composers and engravers to specify rhythmic values and articulation without relying solely on stem and flag conventions.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D157
Version Added 3.1
Name Musical Symbol Void 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 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD834 0xDD57
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D157
C/C++/Java Escape \ud834\udd57

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