U+1D47E "𝑾" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital W Unicode Character

U+1D47E "𝑾" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital W is a specialized glyph from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed for use in scientific and mathematical typesetting where distinct styles are needed to differentiate variables, vectors, or tensors from plain text. This character combines a bold weight with an italic slant, providing a clear visual cue in formulas and technical documents, and it is typically utilized alongside other mathematical symbols rather than in standard prose. As part of a comprehensive set of styled Latin letters, it ensures that the letter W can be precisely represented in digital typography without relying on font-level formatting or workarounds.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D47E
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Bold Italic Capital W
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"W" U+0057 Latin Capital Letter W

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝑾
HTML Hex Encoding	𝑾
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC7E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D47E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc7e

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	"w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W
NFKC Simple Casefold	"w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W
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