U+1D79A "𝞚" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Capital Lamda Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝞚

U+1D79A "𝞚" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Capital Lamda is a specialized typographic symbol within the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, designed for use in scientific and mathematical notation where a sans-serif, bold, and italicized version of the Greek capital letter lamda (lambda) is required. It is distinct from the standard Greek capital lamda (Λ) in its purely mathematical function, allowing it to be used for variables, constants, or operators in fields like physics, engineering, and set theory without being confused with ordinary text. This character is rendered in a modern sans-serif typeface, with a bold stroke weight for emphasis and an italic slant for conventional mathematical variable expression, ensuring semantic clarity in complex formulas.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D79A
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Capital Lamda
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "Λ" U+039B Greek Capital Letter Lamda

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝞚
HTML Hex Encoding 𝞚
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x9E 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDF9A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D79A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udf9a

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 "λ" U+03BB Greek Small Letter Lamda
NFKC Simple Casefold "λ" U+03BB Greek Small Letter Lamda
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