In traditional Japanese music, such as Noh or Renga, it is used to indicate the beginning of a song.
More specifically, the part alternation mark is shown where the singer's part begins.
This symbol looks a bit like a slanted capital letter M; or a roller coaster track showing a depression and then dropping to the right.
| Unicode Name | part alternation mark |
| Category | Symbols |
| Sub Category | Other-symbol |
| Unicode Version | Unicode 3.2 |
| Emoji Version | Emoji 0.6 |