U+1D1DB "𝇛" Musical Symbol Scandicus Flexus Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝇛
U+1D1DB "𝇛" Musical Symbol Scandicus Flexus is a neume notation used in medieval and Gregorian chant manuscripts to indicate a specific melodic pattern of three ascending pitches. Its name, derived from Latin, combines "scandicus" meaning ascending and "flexus" meaning bent or curved, describing a shape where the voice rises but then makes a slight turn or flex, typically performed as a quick, ornamental movement within the chant's melodic line. This symbol belongs to the Musical Symbols block of Unicode, preserving a key element of early Western musical notation for digital representation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D1DB |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Musical Symbol Scandicus 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 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD834 0xDDDB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D1DB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud834\udddb |
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 |