U+1D663 "𝙣" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Small N Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝙣

U+1D663 "𝙣" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Small N is a typographic variant designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation, where it represents the lowercase letter "n" in a sans-serif typeface that is both bold and italicized. Part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block (U+1D400 to U+1D7FF), this character was encoded in Unicode version 3.1 (2001) to allow mathematicians, physicists, and other scholars to clearly distinguish variables from plain text in digital documents. Its bold italic style is often used to denote vectors, matrices, or specific algebraic entities, ensuring that complex equations remain unambiguous. The sans-serif design also helps differentiate it from the traditional serif italic "n" used in body text, making it a precise tool for academic and professional typesetting.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D663
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Small N
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "n" U+006E Latin Small Letter N

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝙣
HTML Hex Encoding 𝙣
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x99 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDE63
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D663
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\ude63

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 "n" U+006E Latin Small Letter N
NFKC Simple Casefold "n" U+006E Latin Small Letter N
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