U+1D1DA "𝇚" Musical Symbol Porrectus Flexus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝇚
U+1D1DA "𝇚" Musical Symbol Porrectus Flexus is a specialized glyph used in Western musical notation from the medieval and Renaissance periods, specifically within the context of Gregorian chant. This symbol belongs to the family of neumes, which were early forms of notation indicating melodic contours rather than precise pitches. The porrectus flexus represents a three-note melodic figure in which the pitch ascends, then descends, and finally ascends again, with the "flexus" component indicating the final upward motion. It was employed by scribes to guide singers in interpreting the shape and direction of a melodic line, reflecting a time when oral tradition still heavily influenced musical performance.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D1DA |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Porrectus Flexus |
| 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 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDDDA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D1DA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\uddda |
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 |