U+1D585 "𝖅" Mathematical Bold Fraktur Capital Z Unicode Character

U+1D585 "𝖅" Mathematical Bold Fraktur Capital Z is a stylized typographic glyph designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation, specifically representing the capital letter Z in a bold Fraktur script. It forms part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block within Unicode, which provides a wide range of specialized letterforms to help authors and mathematicians distinguish different variables, sets, or concepts in complex equations and texts. This character is commonly employed to denote algebraic structures or number theory entities, such as the set of integers, often in a bold Fraktur style to enhance readability and semantic clarity in formal academic writing.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D585
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Bold Fraktur Capital Z
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"Z" U+005A Latin Capital Letter Z

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝖅
HTML Hex Encoding	𝖅
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x96 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDD85
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D585
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udd85

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	"z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
NFKC Simple Casefold	"z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
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