U+1D5CE "𝗎" Mathematical Sans-Serif Small U Unicode Character

U+1D5CE "𝗎" Mathematical Sans-Serif Small U is a typographic variant of the standard Latin letter "u," specifically designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a clean, sans-serif style is required to distinguish variables from regular text or to match a particular typeface convention. This character belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was encoded in Unicode version 3.1 to provide dedicated glyphs for mathematical contexts, preventing ambiguity that could arise from using ordinary letters in specialized formulas. It appears visually as a simple, unadorned lowercase "u" without serifs, making it ideal for equations in fields like linear algebra, computer science, or physics where uniformity and clarity are key.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D5CE
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Sans-Serif Small U
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝗎
HTML Hex Encoding	𝗎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x97 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDDCE
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D5CE
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\uddce

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	"u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U
NFKC Simple Casefold	"u" U+0075 Latin Small Letter U
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