U+1D45E "𝑞" Mathematical Italic Small Q Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1D45E "𝑞" Mathematical Italic Small Q is a typographic glyph belonging to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, specifically designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where variables need to be distinguished from plain text. This character represents the lowercase letter q in a distinct italic style, differing from the ordinary italic "q" found in standard text fonts, and is intended for consistent formatting in equations, formulas, and technical documents. Its inclusion in Unicode helps ensure that mathematical expressions retain their intended visual appearance across different platforms and applications without relying on font-specific styling.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1D45E
Name
Mathematical Italic Small Q
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𝑞
HTML Hex Encoding
𝑞
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x91 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD835 0xDC5E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D45E
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud835\udc5e
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Common