U+1D43A "𝐺" Mathematical Italic Capital G Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝐺

U+1D43A "𝐺" Mathematical Italic Capital G is a typographic glyph designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation, where it represents the capital letter G in an italic style distinct from standard text italics. This character belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was introduced to provide unambiguous, styled letters that can be used in equations, variables, or formulas without relying on font formatting that might be lost or misinterpreted across different systems. "𝐺" is commonly used to denote mathematical objects such as a group, a function, or a gravitational constant, allowing it to integrate seamlessly with other mathematical symbols in plain text environments that support Unicode. By encoding this specific italic form, Unicode helps maintain clarity and consistency in digital mathematics, avoiding confusion with ordinary Latin letters used in prose.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D43A
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Italic Capital G
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "G" U+0047 Latin Capital Letter G

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝐺
HTML Hex Encoding 𝐺
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x90 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDC3A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D43A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udc3a

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 "g" U+0067 Latin Small Letter G
NFKC Simple Casefold "g" U+0067 Latin Small Letter G
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