U+1D473 "𝑳" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital L Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝑳
U+1D473 "𝑳" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital L is a typographic symbol used primarily in mathematical notation to represent a variable, a matrix, or a specific set, distinguished by its bold and italic styling. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct letterforms to avoid confusion with ordinary text and to convey semantic meaning in formulas, such as denoting a linear transformation or a Lie algebra element. This character is not intended for standard prose but is essential for precise communication in fields like physics, engineering, and advanced mathematics.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D473 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Bold Italic Capital L |
| Block | Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols |
| General Category | Uppercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Font |
| Decomposition Mapping | "L" U+004C Latin Capital Letter L |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝑳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝑳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD835 0xDC73 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D473 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud835\udc73 |
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 | "l" U+006C Latin Small Letter L |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "l" U+006C Latin Small Letter L |
| 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 |