U+1D1CA "𝇊" Musical Symbol Tempus Imperfectum Cum Prolatione Perfecta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D1CA "𝇊" Musical Symbol Tempus Imperfectum Cum Prolatione Perfecta is a specialized glyph from the Musical Symbols block, used in medieval and Renaissance mensural notation to signify a specific rhythmic mensuration. Its name, derived from Latin, translates to "imperfect time with perfect prolation," meaning a meter where the basic beat (tempus) is divided into two parts (imperfect), while the subdivision (prolatio) is divided into three parts (perfect), akin to a modern compound duple or sextuple meter. This symbol appears as a variant of a circle with a vertical line through it, distinguishing it from related symbols like the tempus perfectum cum prolatione imperfecta (full circle) or tempus imperfectum cum prolatione imperfecta (half circle). It is primarily of interest to musicologists and performers of early music, as it provides essential context for interpreting the rhythmic flow and notation of compositions from the Ars Nova and Renaissance periods.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝇊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝇊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0x87 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD834 0xDDCA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001D1CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud834\uddca |
Unicode Properties