Greek Vocal Notation Symbol 21

𝈔 marks the second raised-pitch sign in the d group of ancient Greek vocal notation. It belongs in a score, not in Greek spelling.

Text symbol

What 𝈔 means

It marks the second sharp in the pitch group labeled d.

A sharp raises pitch. Vocal notation groups a base pitch with two successive sharps, so 𝈔 is the third sign in the d group. Here, d is a modern scholarly label, not a guaranteed piano pitch.

A Greek letter shape in musical notation

Greek letter-shaped signs recorded vocal and instrumental melody. The earliest surviving written music, from the mid-third century BCE, already shows an established system. Surviving texts range from a fragment of Euripides’ tragedy Orestes to Christian hymns; modern editions reuse the signs. Different type styles distinguish notation from ordinary Greek letters, but this is a convention, not a rule.

Part of the collection

𝁉

Byzantine, Znamenny & Greek Music Notation

Don't confuse it with

▽

White Down-Pointing Triangle

UTS #39 pairs it with this musical sign; it is a geometric symbol, not a notation sign.

Questions people ask

Why does 𝈔 show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Ancient Greek Musical Notation block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.