U+1D46D "𝑭" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital F Unicode Character

U+1D46D "𝑭" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital F is a stylized version of the Latin capital letter F, specifically designed for mathematical and scientific notation to represent variables, vectors, matrices, or other symbolic values with a bold italic typeface. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was added to Unicode to allow mathematical expressions to be encoded without relying on font styling or markup, ensuring consistent rendering across different platforms and software. This character is distinct from the regular uppercase F, as its bold italic appearance conveys a specific semantic meaning in mathematical contexts, such as denoting a tensor, a field, or a function in a specialized typographic tradition.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D46D
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Bold Italic Capital F
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"F" U+0046 Latin Capital Letter F

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝑭
HTML Hex Encoding	𝑭
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC6D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D46D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc6d

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	"f" U+0066 Latin Small Letter F
NFKC Simple Casefold	"f" U+0066 Latin Small Letter F
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