U+1D618 "𝘘" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital Q Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝘘

U+1D618 "𝘘" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital Q is a stylized letterform belonging to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, specifically designed for use in scientific and mathematical notation where distinct typefaces convey semantic meaning. It represents a capital Q in a sans-serif italic style, combining the clean, stroke-end simplicity of sans-serif fonts with the slanted, flowing appearance of italics. This character allows authors and typesetters to differentiate variables, constants, or special terms from plain text, ensuring clarity in equations, theorems, and technical documents without relying on font formatting that might be lost in plain text environments. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard provides a platform independent way to represent this precise typographic variant in digital text.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D618
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital Q
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "Q" U+0051 Latin Capital Letter Q

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝘘
HTML Hex Encoding 𝘘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x98 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDE18
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D618
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\ude18

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 "q" U+0071 Latin Small Letter Q
NFKC Simple Casefold "q" U+0071 Latin Small Letter Q
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