Formerly it was classified as a minuscule manuscript of New Testament under numbers 46a 55p (Scrivener).

[3] The Greek text of this codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type.

Aland placed it in Category V.[2] Uncial 056 probably was rewritten from the codex 0142.

[4] In Acts 18:26 it reads την του θεου οδον along with P, Ψ, 049, 104, 330, 451, 1241, 1877, 2127, 2492, Byz, Lect;[5] In Acts 20:15 it reads και μειναντες εν Στρογγυλιω along with 056.

[7] The manuscript was examined by Bengel, Matthai, and Scholz.