U+1D212 "𝈒" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-19 Unicode Character

U+1D212 "𝈒" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-19 is a historical symbol used in the system of ancient Greek vocal notation, which was employed to indicate pitch and melodic contour in musical texts from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. This specific symbol represents a particular note or melodic gesture, part of a larger set of signs that functioned as a type of musical script before the development of modern staff notation. Although its precise performance meaning is not fully understood today, it provides valuable insight into the sophisticated musical practices of ancient Greek culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D212
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-19
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 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE12
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D212
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude12

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