U+1D588 "𝖈" Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small C Unicode Character

U+1D588 "𝖈" Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small C is part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation to represent a bold, Fraktur style lowercase letter C. It belongs to a range of characters that combine boldness with the ornamental Fraktur script, which was historically common in German typography but is now primarily used in specialized mathematical contexts, such as denoting sets or algebraic structures. This character allows authors to distinguish a variable or element with a unique visual style in equations or formal writings, ensuring clarity in complex formulas where standard italic or roman letters might be ambiguous.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D588
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small C
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝖈
HTML Hex Encoding	𝖈
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x96 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDD88
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D588
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udd88

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	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
NFKC Simple Casefold	"c" U+0063 Latin Small Letter C
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