U+1D15E "𝅗𝅥" Musical Symbol Half Note Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝅗𝅥
U+1D15E "𝅗𝅥" Musical Symbol Half Note is a typographic representation of a half note, also known as a minim in musical notation. In standard Western music, this symbol indicates a note that is played for half the duration of a whole note, lasting for two beats in a 4/4 time signature. It is encoded in the Musical Symbols block of Unicode, intended for use in digital music notation, academic texts, and any context requiring precise representation of musical rhythms without relying on graphic images. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent display across different platforms and fonts when working with musical scores or discussing music theory in electronic documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D15E |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Half Note |
| Block | Musical Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "𝅗" U+1D157 Musical Symbol Void Notehead "𝅥" U+1D165 Musical Symbol Combining Stem |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝅗𝅥 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝅗𝅥 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x85 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDD5E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D15E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udd5e |