U+1D532 "𝔲" Mathematical Fraktur Small U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝔲
U+1D532 "𝔲" Mathematical Fraktur Small U is a distinct glyph representing a lowercase letter 'u' in the Fraktur script style, which is a form of blackletter typeface historically used in German printing and scholarly works. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, where it is specifically encoded for use in mathematical and scientific notation to denote variables, vectors, or abstract entities, ensuring clear differentiation from standard text. This character allows writers and researchers to apply a traditional, ornate aesthetic to their formulas while maintaining semantic precision in digital documents and publications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D532 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Fraktur Small U |
| Block | Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Font |
| Decomposition Mapping | "u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝔲 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝔲 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x94 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD835 0xDD32 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D532 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud835\udd32 |
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 | "u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U |
| 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 |