U+1D201 "𝈁" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-2 Unicode Character

U+1D201 "𝈁" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-2 is a specialized graphic mark used in ancient Greek musical notation, specifically within the system of vocal signs that indicated melodic pitches and rhythms for sung poetry or dramatic works. This symbol, part of the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block added to Unicode in version 4.1, represents one of several discrete vocal symbols that scribes inscribed above or alongside text to guide performers in the precise intonation of a composition. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows scholars and digital typographers to accurately reproduce historical manuscripts and academic studies of Greek music theory without relying on modern approximations or image replacements.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D201
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-2
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 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE01
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D201
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude01

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