U+1D51A "𝔚" Mathematical Fraktur Capital W Unicode Character

U+1D51A "𝔚" Mathematical Fraktur Capital W is a stylized letter from the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, specifically representing a capital W in the Fraktur typeface, which is a blackletter script historically used in German printing and mathematical notation. This character is part of a set designed to provide distinct typographic variants for scientific and mathematical text, allowing writers to differentiate variables or symbols within formulas and proofs, such as in abstract algebra, logic, or set theory. It should not be confused with the standard Latin capital W, as its dotted circle display placeholder indicates it requires proper font support for correct rendering in digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D51A
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Fraktur 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 0x94 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDD1A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D51A
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udd1a

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