U+1D174 "" Musical Symbol End Beam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D174 "" Musical Symbol End Beam is a specialized notation used in Western musical typesetting to represent the rightmost vertical stroke that terminates a primary beamed group of notes, indicating where the primary beam ends. This symbol belongs to the Musical Symbols block and serves a distinct role in complex engraved scores, particularly in modern and contemporary music where precise rhythmic grouping is essential. Unlike standard beaming created by connecting note stems, the End Beam explicitly marks the conclusion of a beaming sequence, aiding musicians in visually parsing intricate rhythmic structures without ambiguity.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D174 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol End Beam |
| Block | Musical Symbols |
| General Category | Format |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Boundary Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝅴 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝅴 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x85 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDD74 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D174 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udd74 |