U+212F "ℯ" Script Small E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ℯ
U+212F "ℯ" Script Small E is a distinct typographic variant of the Latin letter "e" designed in a cursive or calligraphic style, often appearing with a loop and a flowing tail. It is part of the Letterlike Symbols block and is commonly used in mathematical and scientific notation, particularly to represent the base of natural logarithms or Euler's number in contexts where a more stylized form is preferred over the standard lowercase "e". Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across different digital platforms and fonts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+212F |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Script Small E |
| Block | Letterlike Symbols |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Font |
| Decomposition Mapping | "e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ℯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ℯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x84 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x212F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000212F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u212f |
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 | "e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E |
| 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 |