U+1D5CC "𝗌" Mathematical Sans-Serif Small S Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝗌

U+1D5CC "𝗌" Mathematical Sans-Serif Small S is a typographic glyph used primarily in mathematical and scientific notation to represent the lowercase letter "s" in a sans-serif typeface, distinguishing it from the standard serif variant to denote variables, constants, or symbols in equations and formulas as part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block. This character is not intended for general text but serves a specialized role in conveying precise meaning in fields such as algebra, physics, and computer science, where formatting distinctions between serif and sans-serif can indicate different concepts or sets. It is encoded as a separate character to avoid ambiguity and ensure consistent rendering across platforms, adhering to Unicode’s goal of supporting mathematical communication without relying on font-based styling.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D5CC
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Sans-Serif Small S
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "s" U+0073 Latin Small Letter S

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝗌
HTML Hex Encoding 𝗌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x97 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDDCC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D5CC
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\uddcc

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 "s" U+0073 Latin Small Letter S
NFKC Simple Casefold "s" U+0073 Latin Small Letter S
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