๐ผ
Half Rest
- Unicode
- U+1D13C
- Category
- Musical
- HTML Entity
- 𝄼
- CSS
- \1D13C
The Half Rest symbol (๐ผ) represents a musical pause lasting exactly half the duration of a whole note. Belonging to the Unicode Musical Symbols block, it visually resembles a small, filled rectangle sitting directly on top of the middle line of a musical staff. It is frequently used in digital sheet music, notation software, and text-based discussions about musical timing.
How to Type
- Windows
- Win + . then search 'half rest' or copy & paste
- macOS
- Control + Command + Space then search 'half rest'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 1D13C
- HTML
- 𝄼
In Programming
Used within digital notation software and web rendering libraries like VexFlow or MEI to programmatically display half rests in digital sheet music applications.
Tags
half
half note rest
half rest music
minim rest
music
music rest symbol
music theory
musical notation rest
notation
pause
rest
sheet music rest
silence
two beats silence