U+1D202 "𝈂" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-3 Unicode Character

U+1D202 "𝈂" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-3 is a specific glyph from the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, used to represent a particular pitch or melodic contour in the system of vocal signs that guided ancient Greek singers and instrumentalists. This symbol belongs to a larger set of notations developed to indicate rising, falling, or level tones in vocal performance, often inscribed above or alongside text in papyri and inscriptions. Its precise meaning is known from scholarly reconstructions of ancient Greek music theory, where it denotes the third in a series of vocal inflection marks, helping modern researchers interpret the musical practices of classical antiquity. The character is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane and is rarely rendered in standard fonts, requiring specialized support for proper display.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D202
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-3
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 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE02
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D202
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude02

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