Mathematical Italic Small C ๐
Visual Description: The MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL C appears as a slender, curved lowercase c with a clear rightward tilt. It resembles a standard italic letter used in math fonts, designed to sit alongside other symbols without shouting. The shape helps distinguish variables from regular text, while staying legible at small sizes.
Meaning & Usage: Use this symbol as a variable in equations. It marks a quantity that can vary, contrast with constants written in upright text. In many keyboards and editors, the italic C aligns with other math letters to maintain consistent notation. In UI previews, it appears with +, -, and ร to show operations and comparisons.
Historical Background: The character is part of a standardized collection of mathematical alphanumeric symbols designed to separate math notation from regular text. It evolved to help convey variables without changing the underlying letter identity. Across fonts and platforms, this italic form remains common in academic writing, programming, and typesetting, preserving readability when equations expand across lines.
Practical Use: In calculators and math editors, you might see this letter used for variables in formulas like c = d / t or c = distance / time, while constants stay upright. Quick UI controls let you toggle font styles, insert italic letters, or compare values with symbols like =,
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Lookโalikes: c (U+63).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1D450 - General Category:
Ll - Age:
3.1 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<font> 0063 - Block:
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9D 91 90 - UTF-16:
D835 DC50 - UTF-32:
0001D450 - HTML dec:
𝑐 - HTML hex:
𝑐 - JS escape:
\u{1D450} - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL C} - Python \U:
\U0001D450 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9D%91%90 - CSS escape:
\1D450
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1D450 or a builtโin character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ํ (hex) or ํ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.