U+1D1D2 "𝇒" Musical Symbol Square B Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝇒
U+1D1D2 "𝇒" Musical Symbol Square B is a specific code point within the Musical Symbols block, designed for use in Byzantine music notation. This character represents a neume or a graphical sign that denotes a specific melodic interval or vocal performance instruction in the Eastern Orthodox chant tradition, where notation often relies on square-shaped symbols for clarity. Unlike standard Western musical notation, the Square B functions as part of a complex system that indicates pitch direction and rhythmic nuance, primarily employed in liturgical manuscripts and modern digital transcriptions to accurately preserve ancient chants.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D1D2 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Square B |
| 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 0x87 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDDD2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D1D2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\uddd2 |
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 |