U+1D711 "𝜑" Mathematical Italic Small Phi Unicode Character

U+1D711 "𝜑" Mathematical Italic Small Phi is a typographic variant of the Greek letter phi, specifically designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where italicized symbols are standard. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct glyphs to avoid confusion with ordinary Greek letters or other characters in complex formulas. This form of phi is commonly employed to represent variables such as the golden ratio, the Euler totient function, or phase angles in physics and engineering. Its italic style aligns with the convention of denoting variables in mathematical typesetting, ensuring clarity and uniformity in technical documents.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1D711
Version Added	3.1
Name	Mathematical Italic Small Phi
Block	Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"φ" U+03C6 Greek Small Letter Phi

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𝜑
HTML Hex Encoding	𝜑
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9D 0x9C 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD835 0xDF11
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001D711
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud835\udf11

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	"φ" U+03C6 Greek Small Letter Phi
NFKC Simple Casefold	"φ" U+03C6 Greek Small Letter Phi
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