Musical Symbol Combining Staccato

Part of Music Notation Symbols

Musical Symbol Combining Staccato has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
𝅼
Unicode
U+1D17C

About this symbol

The staccato dot over or under a note means play it short and detached from the next one. Its opposite in spirit is the tenuto line, which asks for the note to be held for its full length.

Unicode facts

Official name
MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING STACCATO
Type
Combining mark
Unicode block
Musical Symbols
Unicode group
Articulation
Added in
Unicode 3.1 (2001)

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