U+1D44E "𝑎" Mathematical Italic Small A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1D44E "𝑎" Mathematical Italic Small A is a typographic variant of the lowercase letter 'a' that is specifically designated for use in mathematical and scientific notation to distinguish variables and constants from ordinary text. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was introduced to ensure that mathematical expressions remain unambiguous in digital documents, as this italic form helps signify a variable or a parameter rather than a word. This character is especially useful in fields like algebra, calculus, or physics where a single letter often carries a mathematical meaning.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1D44E
Name
Mathematical Italic Small A
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𝑎
HTML Hex Encoding
𝑎
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD835 0xDC4E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D44E
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud835\udc4e
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Common