U+1D715 "𝜕" Mathematical Italic Partial Differential Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝜕

U+1D715 "𝜕" Mathematical Italic Partial Differential is a typographic variant of the standard partial differential symbol (∂), specifically designed for mathematical texts that require an italicized glyph to match the surrounding variables and notation in formal equations. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct characters for mathematical use, helping to avoid confusion with regular italic letters or symbols used in other contexts. This character is commonly employed in calculus and physics to denote partial derivatives, where it represents a change in a function with respect to one variable while holding others constant, and its italic form ensures consistency with the stylistic conventions of mathematical typesetting.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D715
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Italic Partial Differential
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "∂" U+2202 Partial Differential

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝜕
HTML Hex Encoding 𝜕
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x9C 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDF15
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D715
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udf15

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+2202 Partial Differential
NFKC Simple Casefold "∂" U+2202 Partial Differential
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