U+1D245 "𝉅" Greek Musical Leimma Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𝉅
Source: Noto Music Source: Browser Default

U+1D245 "𝉅" Greek Musical Leimma is a specialized symbol from the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block, representing a specific musical interval known as a leimma, which in ancient Greek music theory denotes a minor semitone or a smaller-than-standard interval used for melodic nuance and tuning. Unlike standard letters, this character is not used in written language but rather in scholarly reproductions of ancient Greek musical scores, where it functioned as a diacritical or rhythmic marker to indicate a precise microtonal pitch adjustment. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation of historical Greek musical texts, preserving a subtle aspect of the sophisticated harmonic and modal systems developed in antiquity.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𝉅
HTML Hex Encoding
𝉅
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x89 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD834 0xDE45
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D245
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud834\ude45