U+1D406 "𝐆" Mathematical Bold Capital G Unicode Character

U+1D406 "𝐆" Mathematical Bold Capital G is a typographic symbol belonging to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed specifically for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a bold uppercase G is required. Unlike the standard Latin capital G, this character carries a distinct semantic role, allowing it to represent vectors, matrices, or other mathematical objects formatted in bold typeface within plain text environments. It was encoded in Unicode version 3.1, released in 2001, to support the growing need for precise textual representation of mathematical expressions in digital documents, ensuring that the bold style is preserved regardless of the font or software being used.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D406
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Bold Capital G
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"G" U+0047 Latin Capital Letter G

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝐆
HTML Hex Encoding	𝐆
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC06
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D406
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc06

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Uppercase	Yes
Cased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"g" U+0067 Latin Small Letter G
NFKC Simple Casefold	"g" U+0067 Latin Small Letter G
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Math	Yes
Other Math	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Upper