U+1D1B4 "𝆴" Musical Symbol Damp Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝆴
U+1D1B4 "𝆴" Musical Symbol Damp is a notation mark used in musical scores to instruct a performer to quickly mute or stop a note from resonating, typically on string instruments or percussion. It appears as a small, stylized symbol often resembling a dot or a short line placed over or under a note, indicating an abrupt cessation of sound rather than a natural decay. This glyph is part of the Musical Symbols block within Unicode, specifically designed to support detailed and nuanced musical notation in digital text and typesetting systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D1B4 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Damp |
| 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 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDDB4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D1B4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\uddb4 |
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 |