U+1D216 "𝈖" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-23 Unicode Character

U+1D216 "𝈖" Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-23 is a specialized glyph used in the ancient Greek system of vocal notation, which was employed to indicate melodic patterns and pitch accents in sung poetry or dramatic performance. This particular symbol belongs to a set of over seventy signs that represent specific rhythmic and tonal values, often found in papyrus fragments of classical music. Its precise meaning is tied to a step in a musical scale or a vocal inflection, reflecting the nuanced and now largely reconstructed art of Greek musical theory. As part of the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, 𝈖 helps modern scholars study the melodies of hymns, tragedies, and other works from antiquity.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D216
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Vocal Notation Symbol-23
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 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE16
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D216
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude16

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