U+1D4AB "𝒫" Mathematical Script Capital P Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝒫
U+1D4AB "𝒫" Mathematical Script Capital P is a typographic symbol in the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed to represent the capital letter P in a decorative, cursive style for use in mathematical and scientific notation. It belongs to a family of script characters that allow writers to denote specific sets, functions, or variables, such as the power set or a probability space, without relying on italic or bold formatting. Encoded as part of Unicode version 3.1 in 2001, this character helps ensure that mathematical expressions remain consistent and machine readable across different digital platforms and fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D4AB |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Script Capital P |
| Block | Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols |
| General Category | Uppercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Font |
| Decomposition Mapping | "P" U+0050 Latin Capital Letter P |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝒫 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝒫 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x92 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD835 0xDCAB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D4AB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud835\udcab |
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 | "p" U+0070 Latin Small Letter P |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "p" U+0070 Latin Small Letter P |
| 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 |