U+1D1B3 "𝆳" Musical Symbol with Fingernails Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝆳
U+1D1B3 "𝆳" Musical Symbol with Fingernails is a specialized glyph within the Musical Symbols block, designed to indicate a specific performance technique for string instruments, particularly the guitar or similar plucked instruments, where the player uses their fingernails rather than the flesh of the fingertip to strike the strings. This notation helps musicians achieve a brighter, crisper, and more percussive tone, often used in flamenco, classical guitar, or other styles requiring precise articulatory control. While it may appear as a small abstract mark in musical scores, its function is purely instructional, clarifying the intended sound production method and ensuring consistent performance across different interpretations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D1B3 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol with Fingernails |
| 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDDB3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D1B3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\uddb3 |
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 |