U+1D228 "𝈨" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-18 Unicode Character

U+1D228 "𝈨" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-18 is a character from the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, representing a specific note or rhythmic marking used in the instrumental notation system of ancient Greece. This system, distinct from vocal notation, employed symbols to indicate the pitch and duration of musical notes for instruments like the aulos or lyre. The symbol "𝈨" corresponds to the 18th in a series of such notations, likely denoting a particular position on a scale or a specific instrumental technique. It preserves a fragment of how melodies were recorded in Hellenistic and Byzantine periods, offering modern scholars and musicians a glimpse into the sonic and theoretical frameworks of ancient Greek music.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D228
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-18
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 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE28
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D228
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude28

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