U+1D5B6 "𝖶" Mathematical Sans-Serif Capital W Unicode Character

U+1D5B6 "𝖶" Mathematical Sans-Serif Capital W is part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, specifically designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a distinct, clean style is needed to differentiate variables from regular text. It represents the capital letter W rendered in a sans-serif typeface, lacking the decorative strokes of serif fonts, and is commonly employed in equations, proofs, and academic papers to denote specific mathematical objects such as sets, matrices, or vector spaces. This character is encoded to ensure consistent presentation across different platforms and software, avoiding reliance on font styling or markup.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D5B6
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Sans-Serif Capital W
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"W" U+0057 Latin Capital Letter W

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝖶
HTML Hex Encoding	𝖶
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x96 0xB6
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDDB6
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D5B6
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\uddb6

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	"w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W
NFKC Simple Casefold	"w" U+0077 Latin Small Letter W
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