U+1D622 "𝘢" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Small A Unicode Character

U+1D622 "𝘢" Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Small A is a stylized letterform belonging to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed specifically for use in scientific and mathematical notation to distinguish variables from ordinary text. It represents a sans-serif italic version of the lowercase letter 'a', offering a clean, slanted appearance that avoids the serifs found in standard italic fonts. This character is part of a comprehensive set that enables writers and mathematicians to denote different vectors, scalars, or abstract quantities in formulas, ensuring clarity and precision in technical documents and publications.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D622
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Small A
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"a" U+0061 Latin Small Letter A

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝘢
HTML Hex Encoding	𝘢
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x98 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDE22
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D622
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\ude22

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Lowercase	Yes
Cased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"a" U+0061 Latin Small Letter A
NFKC Simple Casefold	"a" U+0061 Latin Small Letter A
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	Lower