U+1D200 "𝈀" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-1 Unicode Character

U+1D200 "𝈀" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-1 is a rare and specialized symbol used in the system of ancient Greek vocal notation, which was developed to indicate musical pitch and melody in Hellenistic and Byzantine texts. This character belongs to the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block and represents a specific notational mark employed to denote a precise vocal inflection or musical interval within the classical tradition. It is primarily of interest to scholars of historical musicology, epigraphy, and philology who study the performance practices of ancient Greek music. The symbol is distinct from the more common textual or musical characters, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and enable digital research into these early forms of musical writing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D200
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-1
Block	Ancient Greek Musical Notation
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝈀
HTML Hex Encoding	𝈀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x88 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE00
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D200
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude00

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	Greek
Script Extensions	Greek
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other