U+1D7A9 "𝞩" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Nabla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝞩
U+1D7A9 "𝞩" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Nabla is a specialized typographic glyph used primarily in advanced mathematics and physics notation to represent the gradient operator or del symbol in a sans serif, bold, italic style. This character belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct stylistic variants of standard mathematical operators to clarify meaning in complex equations, such as in vector calculus or differential geometry. Its design combines the inverted delta shape of the nabla symbol with a modern, italicized sans serif appearance, allowing it to stand out in texts where multiple notation styles are needed for clarity or aesthetic consistency.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D7A9 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Name | Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic 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 0x9E 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD835 0xDFA9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001D7A9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud835\udfa9 |
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 |