U+1D1E3 "𝇣" Musical Symbol Kievan Half Note Unicode Character

U+1D1E3 "𝇣" Musical Symbol Kievan Half Note is a specialized notation used in Kievan Square notation, a form of musical notation developed in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly in regions like Ukraine and Russia, from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This symbol represents a half note value, distinct from modern Western notation, and is part of a larger system designed for neumatic and staffless chant writing. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and reproduction of this historical liturgical music, supporting scholarly work and the performance of traditional Slavic chants in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D1E3
Version Added	8.0
Name	Musical Symbol Kievan Half Note
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 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDDE3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D1E3
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\udde3

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