๐ต
Cut Time
- Unicode
- U+1D135
- Category
- Musical
- HTML Entity
- 𝄵
- CSS
- \1D135
The Cut Time symbol (๐ต), also known in classical music as "alla breve", is a standard musical notation mark indicating a 2/2 time signature. Visually resembling a capital "C" with a vertical slash through it, it tells musicians to play with two half-note beats per measure, usually implying a faster, more flowing tempo. In digital spaces, this Unicode character frequently appears in digital sheet music, music theory discussions, and specialized notation software.
How to Type
- Windows
- In Word: type 1D135, 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 'Cut Time'
- HTML
- 𝄵
In Programming
Frequently utilized in music encoding systems and markup languages like MusicXML, MEI, and LilyPond to accurately render an alla breve time signature in digital sheet music applications.
Tags
2/2
2/2 time
2/2 time signature
alla breve
cut time music
half note beats
halved tempo
music
music notation symbol
music theory
notation
time signature
time signature symbol
two two time