U+1D112 "𝄒" Musical Symbol Breath Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1D112 "𝄒" Musical Symbol Breath Mark is a typographic sign used in musical notation to indicate where a performer should take a brief pause to breathe, primarily in vocal and wind instrument parts. It appears as a small comma-like mark placed above the staff, resembling a tiny apostrophe or inverted caret. This character belongs to the Musical Symbols block of Unicode, which was introduced to standardize digital representation of Western musical notation. Its inclusion allows composers, arrangers, and music software to clearly communicate phrasing and timing without relying on ambiguous substitutes like a regular comma or an apostrophe.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1D112
Name
Musical Symbol Breath Mark
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𝄒
HTML Hex Encoding
𝄒
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x84 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD834 0xDD12
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D112
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud834\udd12
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common