U+1D6E3 "𝛣" Mathematical Italic Capital Beta Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝛣

U+1D6E3 "𝛣" Mathematical Italic Capital Beta is a specialized glyph used in mathematical typesetting to represent the uppercase Greek letter Beta in an italic style, distinct from the standard Greek letter beta (Β). It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was introduced to allow mathematicians and scientists to clearly denote variables, constants, and functions without relying on font styling that could be lost or misinterpreted in text processing. This character is typically employed in contexts such as vector calculus, matrix notation, or statistical formulas where a slanted, italic form is needed to match other mathematical variables. By providing this dedicated code point, Unicode ensures that the italic capital Beta can be reliably rendered across different platforms and fonts, preserving the intended meaning in technical documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D6E3
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Italic Capital Beta
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "Β" U+0392 Greek Capital Letter Beta

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝛣
HTML Hex Encoding 𝛣
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x9B 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDEE3
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D6E3
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udee3

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 "β" U+03B2 Greek Small Letter Beta
NFKC Simple Casefold "β" U+03B2 Greek Small Letter Beta
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