U+1D237 "𝈷" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-42 Unicode Character

U+1D237 "𝈷" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-42 is part of the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, representing a specific sign used in the ancient Greek system of instrumental notation, which was distinct from vocal notation. This symbol, identified as symbol 42, was employed to indicate particular pitches or instrumental techniques for stringed or wind instruments in musical scores from the classical and Hellenistic periods. It appears as a stylized glyph, resembling a curved or angular mark, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and study of ancient Greek music, which was integral to Greek culture and philosophy.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D237
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-42
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 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE37
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D237
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude37

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