๐ด
Common Time
- Unicode
- U+1D134
- Category
- Musical
- HTML Entity
- 𝄴
- CSS
- \1D134
The ๐ด (Common Time) symbol is used in musical notation to represent a 4/4 time signature, meaning there are four quarter-note beats per measure. Although it looks exactly like a capital "C", the symbol actually evolved from a broken circle used in medieval mensural notation to indicate "imperfect" time. In digital typography, it is frequently used by music theorists, educators, and composers discussing sheet music or programming digital notation.
How to Type
- Windows
- In Word: type 1D134, then press Alt + X. Other apps have no standard Windows shortcut for it โ copy it from this page
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "Common Time"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then type 1D134 and press Enter
- HTML
- 𝄴
In Programming
Used within music notation rendering libraries (like VexFlow or LilyPond) and digital music encoding formats (such as MusicXML) to display standard 4/4 time signatures.
Tags
4/4
4/4 time
4/4 time signature
common
four four time
imperfect time
mensural notation
music
music theory
musical meter
notation
sheet music symbol
time signature
time signature symbol