Musical Symbol Breath Mark

A symbol from the Music Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Music Symbols collection
Symbol
๐„’
Unicode
U+1D112
HTML entity
𝄒

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About the musical symbol breath mark symbol

Identified as the Musical Symbol Breath Mark, this character provides a specific instruction within the Musical Symbols block. In a performance context, it is often referred to as a comma or a breath mark, signaling to the performer that a short pause or a physical intake of air is necessary before continuing the phrase. It functions as a structural guide rather than a pitch, indicating a momentary break in the sound that does not typically subtract from the overall tempo or the duration of the surrounding notes.

Practitioners utilize this mark almost exclusively within the context of music notation and theory. It is commonly found in vocal scores to show singers where to breathe between lyrical phrases and in wind instrument parts to mark appropriate technical pauses. Beyond traditional sheet music, educators may use the symbol in theory textbooks or digital instructional materials to help students understand phrasing. Because its design is specialized for these notations, it rarely appears in casual social posts, signage, or other forms of general typography.

How to type Musical Symbol Breath Mark

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system โ€” derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji & symbol picker.
  2. Or in Word: type 1D112 then Alt + X for the first codepoint.

Multi-codepoint sequence โ€” emoji picker is the reliable option.

macOS

2 options
  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
  2. Search by name or paste the symbol โ€” easiest path for multi-codepoint sequences.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 1D112, then press Enter or Space.

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Part of the Musical Symbols block

๐„’ musical symbol breath mark lives inside the Musical Symbols Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Musical Symbols โ†’

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