U+1D449 "𝑉" Mathematical Italic Capital V Unicode Character

U+1D449 "𝑉" Mathematical Italic Capital V is a stylized glyph in the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed to represent the Latin capital letter V in an italic typeface for use within mathematical and scientific notation. It differs from the standard uppercase V in the basic Latin range by having a distinct italic appearance, which helps differentiate variables, vectors, and constants in equations. This character is commonly employed in fields such as physics, engineering, and mathematics to denote quantities like voltage, volume, or vector magnitude. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately convey the nuanced formatting required in professional and academic mathematical documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D449
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Italic Capital V
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"V" U+0056 Latin Capital Letter V

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝑉
HTML Hex Encoding	𝑉
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC49
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D449
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc49

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	"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	Upper