U+1D1C4 "𝇄" Musical Symbol Semibrevis Rest Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𝇄
Source: Noto Music Source: Browser Default

U+1D1C4 "𝇄" Musical Symbol Semibrevis Rest is a specialized glyph from the Musical Symbols block, designed to represent a whole rest in historical or modern music notation, specifically denoting a silence lasting for the duration of a semibreve (a whole note). In contemporary standard notation, it is visually similar to a small, solid horizontal rectangle, typically hanging from the second line of the staff, though its precise shape can vary depending on the font and typeface used. This character serves as a crucial tool for digital music typesetting and manuscript preparation, allowing composers, editors, and musicologists to accurately encode and display the full range of traditional Western musical symbols within plain text or software environments.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𝇄
HTML Hex Encoding
𝇄
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x87 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD834 0xDDC4
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D1C4
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud834\uddc4