U+1D40F "𝐏" Mathematical Bold Capital P Unicode Character

U+1D40F "𝐏" Mathematical Bold Capital P is a typographic glyph that represents the uppercase letter P in a bold mathematical style, distinct from the standard Latin alphabet letter P. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, introduced in Unicode 3.1 specifically to support mathematical notation, where different font styles convey distinct meanings. This character is commonly used in formulas, equations, and academic texts to denote variables, sets, or matrices, ensuring clear differentiation from ordinary text. Its inclusion allows authors and typesetters to represent boldface letters without relying on formatting markup, preserving semantic precision in digital documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D40F
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Bold Capital P
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"P" U+0050 Latin Capital Letter P

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝐏
HTML Hex Encoding	𝐏
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC0F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D40F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc0f

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	"p" U+0070 Latin Small Letter P
NFKC Simple Casefold	"p" U+0070 Latin Small Letter P
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