U+1D427 "𝐧" Mathematical Bold Small N Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝐧
U+1D427 "𝐧" Mathematical Bold Small N is a typographic symbol belonging to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed specifically for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a bold, upright representation of the lowercase letter "n" is required. It is distinct from the regular Latin small "n" (U+006E) in both style and intended purpose, serving as a semantic marker to visually differentiate variables, constants, or vectors in complex formulas. This character, like others in its range, is not typically used in normal text but is essential for precise communication in disciplines such as algebra, physics, and computer science.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D427 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Bold Small N |
| Block | Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Font |
| Decomposition Mapping | "n" U+006E Latin Small Letter N |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝐧 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝐧 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD835 0xDC27 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D427 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud835\udc27 |
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 | "n" U+006E Latin Small Letter N |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "n" U+006E Latin Small Letter N |
| 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 |