U+1D1E1 "𝇡" Musical Symbol Kievan Recitative Mark Unicode Character

U+1D1E1 "𝇡" Musical Symbol Kievan Recitative Mark is a specialized notation used in Kievan chant notation, a liturgical musical system developed in the Kyivan Rus' region that influenced Eastern Slavic church music. This symbol specifically indicates a recitative passage, guiding singers to perform the text in a speech-like, syllabic manner rather than in a fully melodic mode. Its design typically appears as a small, distinctive mark placed above or within the staff, serving as a directional cue for rhythmic and expressive delivery. As part of the Musical Symbols block, it preserves a historical element of Byzantine-influenced Slavic chant traditions, allowing modern scholars and performers to accurately interpret and reconstruct medieval sacred music from the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D1E1
Version Added	8.0
Name	Musical Symbol Kievan Recitative Mark
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 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDDE1
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D1E1
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udde1

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