U+1D22C "𝈬" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-25 Unicode Character

U+1D22C "𝈬" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-25 is a specific glyph used in the ancient Greek system of instrumental notation, a method of writing music that predates the modern staff and note system. This symbol represents a particular pitch or rhythmic value within that notation, which was used primarily for solo instrumental compositions, especially for the kithara or lyre. Belonging to the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block in Unicode, character U+1D22C helps preserve and digitize one of the earliest surviving musical scripts from Western antiquity, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to study and perform long-lost melodies.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D22C
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-25
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 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE2C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D22C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude2c

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