U+1D703 "𝜃" Mathematical Italic Small Theta Unicode Character

U+1D703 "𝜃" Mathematical Italic Small Theta is a typographical variant of the Greek letter theta, specifically designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation to distinguish it from the standard Greek alphabet. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, where it represents the lowercase theta in an italic style, making it ideal for denoting variables, angles, or special functions in fields such as trigonometry, calculus, and complex analysis. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that mathematicians and scientists can accurately render this symbol across different digital platforms without relying on font-specific formatting.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D703
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Italic Small Theta
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"θ" U+03B8 Greek Small Letter Theta

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝜃
HTML Hex Encoding	𝜃
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x9C 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDF03
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D703
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udf03

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	"θ" U+03B8 Greek Small Letter Theta
NFKC Simple Casefold	"θ" U+03B8 Greek Small Letter Theta
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