U+1D60B "𝘋" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital D Unicode Character

U+1D60B "𝘋" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital D is a typographic glyph used primarily in mathematical and scientific notation to represent a variable, constant, or specific concept in a distinct sans serif and italicized style. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was designed to provide unambiguous, semantically distinct characters for use in equations and formal texts, avoiding reliance on simple font styling that could be lost in plain text. This specific character is useful in fields like physics, engineering, and computer science where standard italic or serif letters may carry different meanings, and it stands apart from the regular Latin capital D to ensure precise communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D60B
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital D
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"D" U+0044 Latin Capital Letter D

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝘋
HTML Hex Encoding	𝘋
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x98 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDE0B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D60B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\ude0b

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	"d" U+0064 Latin Small Letter D
NFKC Simple Casefold	"d" U+0064 Latin Small Letter D
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