U+1D5F6 "𝗶" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small I Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D5F6 "𝗶" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small I is a specialized typographic glyph used in mathematical and scientific notation to represent the lowercase letter "i" in a sans-serif bold style, distinct from the standard italic "i" often used for imaginary numbers or indices. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was added to Unicode to provide separate characters for various typefaces and weights needed for mathematical expressions. This character allows authors and typesetting systems to clearly differentiate between stylistic variants without relying on formatting alone, ensuring precision in documents where a bold, sans-serif "i" is required for semantic or visual clarity, such as in vector notation or algorithmic symbols.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝗶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝗶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0x97 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD835 0xDDF6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001D5F6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud835\uddf6 |
Unicode Properties