U+1D72C "𝜬" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital Rho Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝜬

U+1D72C "𝜬" Mathematical Bold Italic Capital Rho is a specialized typographic variant of the Greek letter rho, designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a bold and italic style is required to distinguish variables or constants from standard text. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct glyphs to avoid ambiguity in complex formulas where the same letter might appear in multiple styles or weights. Specifically, this character represents the capital rho in a bold italic typeface, often employed to denote a vector, a statistical measure, or a specific mathematical object such as a resistivity or density variable in physics and engineering contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, enabling precise communication in academic and technical documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D72C
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Bold Italic Capital Rho
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "Ρ" U+03A1 Greek Capital Letter Rho

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝜬
HTML Hex Encoding 𝜬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x9C 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDF2C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D72C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udf2c

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 "ρ" U+03C1 Greek Small Letter Rho
NFKC Simple Casefold "ρ" U+03C1 Greek Small Letter Rho
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