U+1D435 "𝐵" Mathematical Italic Capital B Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝐵

U+1D435 "𝐵" Mathematical Italic Capital B is a specialized typographic symbol from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where it represents a capital letter B in an italic style, distinct from the basic Latin alphabet. This character allows writers and publishers to clearly differentiate between italic variables used in equations, such as for vector quantities or symbolic parameters, and the standard Roman letter B used in normal text, thereby ensuring precision in technical documents, research papers, and academic publishing. It is part of a comprehensive set of mathematical alphanumeric characters that provide specific stylistic variants like bold, script, and double-struck, all of which are essential for unambiguous communication of complex mathematical expressions across different software platforms and fonts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D435
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Italic Capital B
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "B" U+0042 Latin Capital Letter B

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝐵
HTML Hex Encoding 𝐵
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDC35
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D435
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udc35

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 "b" U+0062 Latin Small Letter B
NFKC Simple Casefold "b" U+0062 Latin Small Letter B
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