U+1D5F9 "𝗹" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small L Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D5F9 "𝗹" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small L is a specialized typographic symbol representing the lowercase letter "l" in a bold, sans-serif style, intended for use in mathematical and scientific notation where distinct alphabetic styles differentiate variables, constants, or operators. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was introduced in Unicode 3.1 to separate mathematical text from plain text, avoiding formatting issues like bold or italic markup. This character specifically provides a clear, heavy-weight sans-serif form of "l" that helps prevent confusion with the digit "1" or other similar glyphs in equations, and it is commonly used in academic papers, technical documents, and computational contexts where precise mathematical typesetting is required.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝗹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝗹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0x97 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD835 0xDDF9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001D5F9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud835\uddf9 |
Unicode Properties