U+1D468 "𝑨" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝑨
U+1D468 "𝑨" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital A is a stylized letterform from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed specifically for use in mathematical and scientific notation to represent a variable, vector, or matrix in a bold italic typeface. This character helps distinguish its meaning from a standard uppercase "A" in plain text, ensuring clarity in complex formulas where different type styles denote different mathematical objects. It is not intended for use in general prose but rather for encoding mathematical expressions in a way that is consistent across different software and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D468 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Bold Italic Capital A |
| Block | Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols |
| General Category | Uppercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Font |
| Decomposition Mapping | "A" U+0041 Latin Capital Letter A |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝑨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝑨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD835 0xDC68 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D468 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud835\udc68 |
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 | "a" U+0061 Latin Small Letter A |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "a" U+0061 Latin Small Letter A |
| 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 |