U+1D193 "𝆓" Musical Symbol Decrescendo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝆓
U+1D193 "𝆓" Musical Symbol Decrescendo is a specialized glyph within the Musical Symbols block, designed to represent a dynamic instruction in Western musical notation indicating a gradual decrease in volume over a passage of notes. This symbol, typically rendered as a horizontal line that opens to the right or as a long, narrow wedge, visually guides performers to taper their sound from louder to softer. It serves as the direct opposite of the crescendo symbol and is essential for composers and arrangers to precisely convey expressive dynamics in written scores across digital and printed music.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D193 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Decrescendo |
| 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 0x86 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDD93 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D193 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udd93 |
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 |