U+1D6E2 "𝛢" Mathematical Italic Capital Alpha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1D6E2 "𝛢" Mathematical Italic Capital Alpha is a specialized typographic glyph used primarily in mathematical and scientific notation to represent the uppercase Greek letter Alpha in an italic style. Unlike the standard Greek capital Alpha found in the main Greek block, this character belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was created to allow mathematicians, physicists, and engineers to distinguish variables, constants, and other symbolic meanings from ordinary text. Because it retains a distinct code point, it ensures that the italic form of Alpha will be rendered consistently across digital platforms and fonts, avoiding reliance on simple font styling that might be lost or misapplied in complex equations or plain text contexts. This character is commonly seen in fields like particle physics, geometry, and linear algebra, where it may denote Angles, coefficients, or specific particle types such as alpha particles or alpha decay constants.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝛢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝛢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0x9B 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD835 0xDEE2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001D6E2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud835\udee2 |
Unicode Properties