U+1D5E8 "𝗨" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Capital U Unicode Character

U+1D5E8 "𝗨" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Capital U is part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a bold, sans-serif style is required to distinguish variables, vectors, or set elements from standard text. It represents a capital letter U in a sans-serif typeface with a bold weight, enabling clarity in complex formulas and documents that mix different typographic conventions. This character is not intended for regular prose but serves a specialized purpose in academic and technical writing, ensuring consistent rendering across platforms that support Unicode math fonts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D5E8
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Capital U
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"U" U+0055 Latin Capital Letter U

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝗨
HTML Hex Encoding	𝗨
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x97 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDDE8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D5E8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udde8

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	"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	Upper