U+1D208 "𝈈" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-9 Unicode Character

U+1D208 "𝈈" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-9 is part of the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, specifically representing a symbol used in the system of vocal notation developed in ancient Greece to indicate melodic pitch and rhythm within sung text. This particular symbol corresponds to the ninth interval in a sequence of signs that were placed above or below syllables of Greek lyrics, guiding performers in the correct intonation of ancient hymns and dramatic choruses. Its inclusion in Unicode allows modern scholars to accurately represent and digitally preserve these early musical notations, facilitating the study and reconstruction of ancient Greek music and performance practices.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D208
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-9
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 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE08
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D208
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude08

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