U+1D6FB "𝛻" Mathematical Italic Nabla Unicode Character

U+1D6FB "𝛻" Mathematical Italic Nabla is a variant of the nabla or del symbol, rendered in an italic typeface for mathematical notation, representing the vector differential operator used extensively in fields like calculus, physics, and engineering. Unlike the more common upright nabla (U+2207), this italic version is specifically designed for use in mathematical documents where consistency with italic variables and operators is required, such as in LaTeX or Unicode-aware typesetting systems. It is part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block and is typically employed in expressions like the gradient, divergence, or curl of a function.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D6FB
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Italic Nabla
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"∇" U+2207 Nabla

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝛻
HTML Hex Encoding	𝛻
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x9B 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDEFB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D6FB
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udefb

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"∇" U+2207 Nabla
NFKC Simple Casefold	"∇" U+2207 Nabla
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Compat Math Start	Yes
ID Compat Math Continue	Yes
Math	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other