U+1D741 "𝝁" Mathematical Bold Italic Small Mu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝝁

U+1D741 "𝝁" Mathematical Bold Italic Small Mu is a typographic variant of the Greek letter mu, designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a bold and italic style is required to distinguish it from other symbols or variables. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides a wide range of stylized letters to avoid ambiguity in formulas. This character is particularly useful in contexts like physics and engineering, where the standard Greek mu often represents units such as micro or coefficients, and the bold italic form helps it stand out in complex equations or alongside other mathematical expressions. Its encoding allows it to be reliably represented in digital text without relying on font styling alone.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D741
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Bold Italic Small Mu
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "μ" U+03BC Greek Small Letter Mu

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝝁
HTML Hex Encoding 𝝁
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x9D 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDF41
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D741
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udf41

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 "μ" U+03BC Greek Small Letter Mu
NFKC Simple Casefold "μ" U+03BC Greek Small Letter Mu
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