How do I type the 𝅘𝅥 musical symbol quarter note symbol?

On Windows, type 1D15F and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1d15f. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for 𝅘𝅥?

Musical Symbol Quarter Note is U+1D15F. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

Will 𝅘𝅥 survive being pasted anywhere?

Not always. Musical Symbol Quarter Note is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with 𝅘𝅥. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.

U+1D15F · Other symbol

Musical Symbol Quarter Note Symbol 𝅘𝅥

𝅘𝅥 is musical symbol quarter note, U+1D15F. Unicode also records it as “crotchet”. It was added in Unicode 3.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

crotchet

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+1D15F`
HTML hex	`𝅘𝅥`
HTML decimal	`𝅘𝅥`
CSS	`\1D15F`
JavaScript	`\u{1D15F}`
Python	`\U0001D15F`
Java / C#	`\uD834\uDD5F`
Rust	`\u{1d15f}`
Swift	`\u{1D15F}`
PHP	`\u{1D15F}`
URL encoded	`%F0%9D%85%9F`
UTF-8 bytes	`F0 9D 85 9F`
UTF-16 bytes	`D834 DD5F`
Base64	`8J2Fnw==`
Decimal	`119135`
Decomposes to	𝅘𝅥
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 3.1

Will 𝅘𝅥 survive being pasted?

Normalisation. No. Anything that applies NFKC — search indexes, usernames, domain names, programming identifiers — rewrites 𝅘𝅥 as 𝅘𝅥. Safe for display, not for storage.
Legacy encodings. 𝅘𝅥 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 — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Unicode cross-references

The standard points readers of 𝅘𝅥 at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.

♩U+2669quarter note

Other note characters

Unicode names 9 characters ending in “note”. 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.

All 195 characters in Musical Symbols →

How to type 𝅘𝅥

Windows	Type `1D15F` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “musical symbol quarter note”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `1d15f`, press `Enter`
HTML	`𝅘𝅥`

About Unicode’s Other symbol category

Unicode files this under "other symbol" — 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 𝅘𝅥 musical symbol quarter note symbol?: On Windows, type 1D15F and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 1d15f. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for 𝅘𝅥?: Musical Symbol Quarter Note is U+1D15F. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
Will 𝅘𝅥 survive being pasted anywhere?: Not always. Musical Symbol Quarter Note is a compatibility character: any system that applies Unicode NFKC normalisation — search indexes, usernames, identifiers — replaces it with 𝅘𝅥. Use it for display, not where text is normalised.