U+1D42F "𝐯" Mathematical Bold Small V Unicode Character

U+1D42F "𝐯" Mathematical Bold Small V is a typographic symbol used primarily in mathematical and scientific notation to represent a variable, vector, or quantity in a bold, upright typeface, distinguishing it from standard italics for clarity in formal equations. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct letter forms for precise communication in technical fields such as physics, engineering, and advanced mathematics. This character is encoded separately from the regular Latin "v" to ensure consistent rendering across digital platforms, allowing it to be semantically and visually recognized as a bold mathematical symbol rather than a stylistic variation of plain text.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D42F
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Bold Small V
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"v" U+0076 Latin Small Letter V

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝐯
HTML Hex Encoding	𝐯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC2F
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D42F
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc2f

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	"v" U+0076 Latin Small Letter V
NFKC Simple Casefold	"v" U+0076 Latin Small Letter V
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