U+1D55C "𝕜" Mathematical Double-Struck Small K Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝕜

U+1D55C "𝕜" Mathematical Double-Struck Small K is a typographic glyph used primarily in mathematical notation to represent the letter 'k' in a double-struck, or blackboard bold, style. This character is part of a larger set of double-struck letters in Unicode, which are often employed to denote specific number sets, such as the natural numbers, or algebraic structures in advanced mathematics and physics. Unlike its uppercase counterpart 𝕂, the lowercase 𝕜 is less common in standard notational conventions but can appear in certain contexts like linear algebra or vector calculus to indicate a unit vector, a field element, or a constant. Its inclusion in the Unicode Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block allows it to be reliably rendered in digital text, distinguishing it from ordinary 'k' for clarity and precision in formal documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D55C
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Double-Struck Small K
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝕜
HTML Hex Encoding 𝕜
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x95 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDD5C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D55C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udd5c

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 "k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K
NFKC Simple Casefold "k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K
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