U+1D20B "𝈋" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-12 Unicode Character

U+1D20B "𝈋" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-12 is a specialized character from the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, designed to represent a specific pitch or melodic contour used in the vocal notation system of ancient Greek music. This symbol belongs to a set of signs that functioned similarly to modern musical notes, helping to indicate the rhythm and relative pitch of syllables in sung poetry or dramatic works. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a unique element of classical scholarship, allowing researchers and typographers to accurately encode and display historical musical texts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D20B
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-12
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 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE0B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D20B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude0b

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