U+1D448 "𝑈" Mathematical Italic Capital U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1D448 "𝑈" Mathematical Italic Capital U is a stylized version of the Latin capital letter U, designed specifically for mathematical and scientific typesetting to distinguish variables from regular text. It is part of the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides a full range of italic, bold, script, and other letter forms to represent mathematical objects, such as vectors, sets, or generic unknown quantities. This character ensures clarity in formulas by preventing confusion with the standard upright "U" used in prose, and it is commonly employed in disciplines like physics, engineering, and higher mathematics for denoting energy, potential, or unitary transformations.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1D448
Name
Mathematical Italic Capital U
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𝑈
HTML Hex Encoding
𝑈
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD835 0xDC48
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D448
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud835\udc48
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Common