U+213C "ℼ" Double-Struck Small Pi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+213C "ℼ" Double-Struck Small Pi is a typographic glyph that represents the mathematical constant pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, in a double struck or blackboard bold style, which is traditionally used in mathematical notation to denote number sets, though this specific character is a small letter pi rather than a capital or blackboard bold letter for a set. It is part of the Letterlike Symbols block in Unicode and is intended for use in mathematical and scientific contexts where a distinct, stylistic rendering of lowercase pi is desired, such as in typesetting or digital displays that require clear differentiation from other symbols. The double struck appearance does not alter its mathematical value or meaning, serving primarily as a visual variant for aesthetic or formatting purposes.

General Properties

Code Point U+213C
Version Added 4.1
Name Double-Struck Small Pi
Block Letterlike Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "π" U+03C0 Greek Small Letter Pi

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ℼ
HTML Hex Encoding ℼ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x84 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding 0x213C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000213C
C/C++/Java Escape \u213c

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 "π" U+03C0 Greek Small Letter Pi
NFKC Simple Casefold "π" U+03C0 Greek Small Letter Pi
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 Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Lower