U+1D220 "𝈠" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-5 Unicode Character

U+1D220 "𝈠" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-5 is part of the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, which encodes signs used in classical Greek scores to indicate instrumental performance. This specific symbol represents a rhythmic or melodic marker from a system of instrumental notation that was distinct from vocal notation, typically employed for the aulos or lyre. Its visual form, a vertical stroke with a curved appendage, denotes a particular note or duration within the scale of the instrument. U+1D220 is thus a key element for accurately rendering and studying ancient Greek music manuscripts and scholarly reconstructions of their sound.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D220
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-5
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 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE20
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D220
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude20

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