U+1D204 "𝈄" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-5 Unicode Character

U+1D204 "𝈄" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-5 is a part of the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, representing a specific pitch or melodic inflection used in the vocal notation system of ancient Greek music. This symbol corresponds to the fifth step or note in a series of vocal signs that guided singers and instrumentalists in performing melodies with precise pitch contours. These notations, which predate modern staff-based musical writing, were primarily employed in hymns and other compositions from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, such as the Delphic Hymns. The glyph itself is designed as a composite of angled lines and curves, reflecting the stylized, shorthand quality of the ancient notational system that indicated relative pitch rather than absolute frequency.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D204
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-5
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 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE04
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D204
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude04

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