U+1D467 "𝑧" Mathematical Italic Small Z Unicode Character

U+1D467 "𝑧" Mathematical Italic Small Z is a typographical variant of the Latin lowercase letter z, designed specifically for use in mathematical and scientific notation where variables, constants, and function names are conventionally set in italic type. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct letterforms that allow authors to clearly distinguish between ordinary text and mathematical expressions, such as in formulas like z = x + iy, ensuring that the italic z does not conflict with other characters or formatting. This character is particularly useful in disciplines like physics, engineering, and advanced mathematics, where precise symbolic representation is essential for clarity.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D467
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Italic Small Z
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝑧
HTML Hex Encoding	𝑧
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC67
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D467
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc67

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	"z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
NFKC Simple Casefold	"z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
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