U+1D556 "𝕖" Mathematical Double-Struck Small E Unicode Character

U+1D556 "𝕖" Mathematical Double-Struck Small E is part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a distinct, blackboard bold style is required. This character represents a letter "e" rendered in a double-struck typeface, commonly used to denote important mathematical constants such as Euler's number, the base of natural logarithms, or in abstract algebra to signify identity elements or vector spaces. By encoding this character specifically for mathematical contexts, Unicode allows it to be clearly distinguished from the standard Roman letter "e" in typed documents, ensuring precision in technical writing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D556
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Double-Struck Small E
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝕖
HTML Hex Encoding	𝕖
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x95 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDD56
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D556
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udd56

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	"e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E
NFKC Simple Casefold	"e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E
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