U+1D20C "𝈌" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-13 Unicode Character

U+1D20C "𝈌" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-13 is a rarely used symbol from the ancient Greek musical notation system, which was employed to indicate specific pitch values in vocal melodies. This particular symbol belongs to a set of roughly 90 characters in the Unicode Musical Symbols block that represent the prosodic and rhythmic marks found in Hellenistic and Byzantine musical manuscripts. Its precise meaning and application are primarily of interest to scholars of historical musicology and paleography, as it helps reconstruct the tonal contours of ancient Greek music. The symbol appears as a stylized mark resembling a curved line or hook, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital texts can accurately preserve and display these ancient notations for research and educational purposes.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D20C
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-13
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 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE0C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D20C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude0c

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