U+1D238 "𝈸" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-43 Unicode Character

U+1D238 "𝈸" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-43 is a specific glyph from the ancient Greek system of instrumental notation, which was used to denote musical pitches and performance instructions for instruments like the aulos or lyre. This symbol, part of the "Ancient Greek Musical Notation" block added to Unicode in version 4.0, represents a distinct note or ornamental instruction within that classical repertoire. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a fragment of the rich musical heritage of ancient Greece, allowing scholars and musicians to digitally encode the precise melodic and rhythmic details found in surviving papyri and stone inscriptions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D238
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-43
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 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE38
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D238
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude38

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