U+1D49C "𝒜" Mathematical Script Capital A Unicode Character

U+1D49C "𝒜" Mathematical Script Capital A is a typographic symbol in the Unicode standard, belonging to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block and intended for use in mathematical and scientific notation to represent a calligraphic or script style capital letter A. It is distinct from the regular Latin capital A and is primarily used in mathematical contexts, such as denoting a set, a transformation, or a specific variable in algebra, calculus, or logic, where a different typographic style is required to avoid confusion with other symbols. This character is not meant for general text but for specialized mathematical typesetting, and it has a specific code point that ensures consistent rendering across compliant fonts and software.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D49C
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Script 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 0x92 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDC9C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D49C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udc9c

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