U+1D621 "𝘡" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital Z Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝘡

U+1D621 "𝘡" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital Z is a typographical glyph belonging to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed specifically for use in scientific and mathematical notation to represent a variable or constant with a distinct style that avoids confusion with ordinary text. This character combines a sans-serif typeface with an italic slant, making it visually lighter and more modern than traditional serif math italic letters. It is encoded separately from the standard Latin capital Z (U+005A) to provide unambiguous formatting in complex equations or when distinguishing between different types of variables, such as in linear algebra or vector notation. Its inclusion in Unicode allows it to be reliably rendered across digital platforms without relying on font-specific substitutions.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D621
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital Z
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "Z" U+005A Latin Capital Letter Z

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝘡
HTML Hex Encoding 𝘡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x98 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDE21
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D621
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\ude21

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 "z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
NFKC Simple Casefold "z" U+007A Latin Small Letter Z
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