U+1D42A "𝐪" Mathematical Bold Small Q Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝐪

U+1D42A "𝐪" Mathematical Bold Small Q is a glyph from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, specifically designed to represent a bold, lowercase letter q for use in mathematical and scientific notation where distinct visual styles are needed to differentiate variables, constants, or vectors. It is encoded in Unicode version 3.1, released in 2001, and is part of a larger set that mirrors the Latin alphabet in bold, italic, and other typographic variants, allowing authors to maintain semantic clarity in digital and printed formulas without relying on external font formatting. This character is particularly useful in contexts such as physics, linear algebra, or complex analysis, where bold type often denotes vectors or matrices, ensuring that the letter q is unambiguously recognized as a mathematical symbol rather than a plain text character.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D42A
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Bold Small Q
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "q" U+0071 Latin Small Letter Q

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝐪
HTML Hex Encoding 𝐪
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDC2A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D42A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udc2a

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 "q" U+0071 Latin Small Letter Q
NFKC Simple Casefold "q" U+0071 Latin Small Letter Q
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