U+1D587 "𝖇" Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small B Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝖇

U+1D587 "𝖇" Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small B is a stylized typographic character used primarily in mathematical notation, representing the letter 'b' in a bold, blackletter style known as Fraktur. It belongs to the range of Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols, which was introduced to provide distinct, semantically meaningful characters for scientific and academic writing, avoiding reliance on font styling. This specific character is part of a set that pairs bold weight with the Fraktur script, often employed in disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and computer science to denote vectors, matrices, or specific abstract concepts where a distinct visual representation is helpful. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent display and text processing across different platforms and software applications, preserving the intended meaning in digital documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D587
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small B
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "b" U+0062 Latin Small Letter B

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝖇
HTML Hex Encoding 𝖇
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x96 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDD87
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D587
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udd87

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 "b" U+0062 Latin Small Letter B
NFKC Simple Casefold "b" U+0062 Latin Small Letter B
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