U+1D41C "𝐜" Mathematical Bold Small C Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝐜

U+1D41C "𝐜" Mathematical Bold Small C is a stylized variant of the lowercase Latin letter "c" designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a boldface typeface is required to denote vectors, matrices, or specific mathematical objects. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was introduced to provide unambiguous, code-point distinct characters for different typographical styles in digital text, ensuring that formatting like bold or italic is preserved even when font settings are lost. This specific character avoids confusion with ordinary text characters and allows mathematicians and programmers to represent variables in a clear, machine-readable format that is distinct from its plain or italic counterparts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D41C
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Bold Small C
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝐜
HTML Hex Encoding 𝐜
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDC1C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D41C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udc1c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Lowercase Yes
Cased Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
NFKC Simple Casefold "c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
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 Lower