U+1D15E Β· Other symbol
Musical Symbol Half Note Symbol π
π is musical symbol half note, U+1D15E. Unicode records it as a compatibility form of π π ₯. It was added in Unicode 3.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- minim
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+1D15E | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | 𝅗𝅥 | |
| HTML decimal | 𝅗𝅥 | |
| CSS | \1D15E | |
| JavaScript | \u{1D15E} | |
| Python | \U0001D15E | |
| Java / C# | \uD834\uDD5E | |
| Rust | \u{1d15e} | |
| Swift | \u{1D15E} | |
| PHP | \u{1D15E} | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9D%85%9E | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9D 85 9E | |
| UTF-16 bytes | D834 DD5E | |
| Base64 | 8J2Fng== | |
| Decimal | 119134 | |
| Decomposes to | π π ₯ | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.1 | |
Will π survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC β search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers β rewrites π
as
π π ₯. Safe for display, not for storage. - Legacy encodings. π sits above U+FFFF, so it needs a surrogate pair in UTF-16. Software that counts characters by code unit will report it as two.
- Size. 4 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields β SMS, bios, some form validators β usually count bytes, not characters.
Other note characters
Unicode names 9 characters ending in βnoteβ. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Musical Symbols
Western staff notation as characters: clefs, note heads, rests, accidentals and articulation marks. Real scores are not typeset from these, but they are how you write a sharp sign in a plain-text field.
How to type π
| Windows | Type 1D15E then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for βmusical symbol half noteβ |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1d15e, press Enter |
| HTML | 𝅗𝅥 |
About Unicodeβs Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" β the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the π musical symbol half note symbol?
- On Windows, type 1D15E and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1d15e. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for π ?
- Musical Symbol Half Note is U+1D15E. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- Will π survive being pasted anywhere?
- Not always. Musical Symbol Half Note is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation β search indexes, usernames, identifiers β replaces it with π π ₯. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.