U+1D009 "𝀉" Byzantine Musical Symbol Paraklitiki Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1D009 "𝀉" Byzantine Musical Symbol Paraklitiki is a visual sign used in the notation system of Byzantine chant, which is the traditional liturgical music of the Eastern Orthodox Church. This specific symbol instructs the singer to perform the musical phrase in a comforting or consoling manner, derived from the Greek word "paraklesis" meaning entreaty or consolation. It belongs to the "Byzantine Musical Symbols" block of the Unicode standard, encoded to preserve and digitally represent the rich, ancient musical heritage of the Byzantine Empire, where neumes like this one guided both pitch and expressive delivery of sacred hymns.
𝀈
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General Properties
Code Point
U+1D009
Name
Byzantine Musical Symbol Paraklitiki
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𝀉
HTML Hex Encoding
𝀉
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x80 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD834 0xDC09
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D009
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud834\udc09
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common