U+1D23F "𝈿" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-52 Unicode Character

U+1D23F "𝈿" Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-52 is a specific sign from the ancient Greek system of musical notation used primarily to indicate instrumental performance, as opposed to vocal music. It belongs to the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, which encodes symbols that represent pitches, rhythms, and playing techniques for instruments such as the kithara or aulos. This particular symbol corresponds to a specific note or articulation within that system, part of a larger set of over 70 signs that modern scholars have decoded from surviving musical fragments and theoretical texts. The character thus serves as a critical tool for the accurate digital representation and scholarly study of ancient Greek music, preserving a once-lost aspect of classical cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D23F
Version Added	4.1
Name	Greek Instrumental Notation Symbol-52
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 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD834 0xDE3F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D23F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud834\ude3f

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