U+1D5F9 "𝗹" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small L Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𝗹
Source: Noto Sans Math Source: Browser Default

U+1D5F9 "𝗹" Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small L is a specialized typographic symbol representing the lowercase letter "l" in a bold, sans-serif style, intended for use in mathematical and scientific notation where distinct alphabetic styles differentiate variables, constants, or operators. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which was introduced in Unicode 3.1 to separate mathematical text from plain text, avoiding formatting issues like bold or italic markup. This character specifically provides a clear, heavy-weight sans-serif form of "l" that helps prevent confusion with the digit "1" or other similar glyphs in equations, and it is commonly used in academic papers, technical documents, and computational contexts where precise mathematical typesetting is required.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𝗹
HTML Hex Encoding
𝗹
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x9D 0x97 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD835 0xDDF9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001D5F9
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud835\uddf9