U+1D76F "𝝯" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Nabla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝝯
U+1D76F "𝝯" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Nabla is a typographic variant of the nabla symbol, which in mathematics and physics traditionally represents the del or gradient operator used in vector calculus. This specific character belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block and is designed in a sans-serif bold typeface, making it visually distinct from the standard, serif nabla often found in textbooks. Its primary purpose is to allow authors and typesetters to use a bold, modern-looking nabla in digital text, particularly in scientific documents or mathematical notation where a clear, heavy symbol is needed for emphasis or to match a document’s overall sans-serif font style.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D76F |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Nabla |
| Block | Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Decomposition Type | Font |
| Decomposition Mapping | "∇" U+2207 Nabla |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝝯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝝯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0x9D 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD835 0xDF6F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D76F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud835\udf6f |
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+2207 Nabla |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "∇" U+2207 Nabla |
| 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 |