U+1D520 "𝔠" Mathematical Fraktur Small C Unicode Character

U+1D520 "𝔠" Mathematical Fraktur Small C is a stylized lowercase letter C drawn in the Fraktur or blackletter script, a typeface historically associated with early European printing and academic manuscripts. This character is part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed specifically for use in mathematical and scientific notation to represent variables, constants, or special sets distinct from standard Latin letters, such as in advanced algebra or number theory contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and typesetters can display this traditional typeface in digital documents without relying on image-based symbols, preserving typographic diversity across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D520
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Fraktur Small C
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝔠
HTML Hex Encoding	𝔠
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x94 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDD20
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D520
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udd20

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Lowercase	Yes
Cased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
NFKC Simple Casefold	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
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	Lower