U+1D446 "𝑆" Mathematical Italic Capital S Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D446 "𝑆" Mathematical Italic Capital S is a distinct glyph from the standard Latin capital S, used specifically to represent the variable S in mathematical and scientific notation where italic formatting is semantically meaningful. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was introduced to provide unambiguous typographic variants for use in formulas, ensuring that a mathematical italic S is differentiated from a regular italic letter S in plain text environments. This character is commonly employed in fields such as physics, engineering, and higher mathematics to denote tensors, surfaces, or specific functions, and it follows the standard Unicode uppercase italic S design for consistent rendering across digital platforms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝑆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝑆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD835 0xDC46 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001D446 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud835\udc46 |
Unicode Properties