U+0076 "v" Latin Small Letter V Unicode Character

U+0076 "v" Latin Small Letter V is a fundamental character in the Latin script, representing the twenty second letter of the modern English alphabet and many other alphabets. It is encoded in the Basic Latin block, also known as the ASCII range, and is used in writing systems across numerous languages, including English, French, Spanish, and German. In typography, the lowercase v typically appears as a pointed or rounded symbol, and it is distinct from the capital V, often serving as a consonant pronounced by placing the top teeth against the lower lip. This character is also widely used in mathematics and science as a variable, vector symbol, or abbreviation for units such as volts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0076
Version Added	1.1
Name	Latin Small Letter V
Block	Basic Latin
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	v
HTML Hex Encoding	v
UTF-8 Encoding	0x76
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0076
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000076
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0076

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
East Asian Width	Narrow
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"V" U+0056 Latin Capital Letter V
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"V" U+0056 Latin Capital Letter V
Uppercase Code Point	"V" U+0056 Latin Capital Letter V
Titlecase Code Point	"V" U+0056 Latin Capital Letter V
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
Script	Latin
Script Extensions	Latin
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower