Mathematical Bold Italic Small W 𝒘
Visual Description: The character is a small w drawn in bold italic style. It has a rounded form with thicker strokes on the main lines and a slightly slanted posture to show emphasis. The top and bottom curves stay smooth, while the overall width remains compact. It appears in formulas and interfaces alongside standard letters. In UI, it looks clear at small sizes on calculators and charts.
Meaning & Usage: It marks a variable in formulas or a vector-like quantity in notes. In math UI, it stands out from regular w because of the bold italic styling. It can indicate weight, a parameter, or a direction in a diagram. Use it when you want emphasis without changing the symbol itself.
Historical Background: This style arose from combining bold weight with italic slant to distinguish important symbols. It is part of a family used in technical documents to separate variables and constants. Over time, designers kept the character simple in calculators and editors to keep quick reading in formulas. The look remains familiar.
Practical Use: On calculators and in math editors, use this w for highlighted variables and key parameters. It pairs with fractions, subscripts, and other operators in formulas. Quick UI controls allow toggling weight or style to compare options. This helps users focus on changes in equations without rewriting symbols.
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Look‑alikes: w (U+77).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1D498 - General Category:
Ll - Age:
3.1 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<font> 0077 - Block:
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9D 92 98 - UTF-16:
D835 DC98 - UTF-32:
0001D498 - HTML dec:
𝒘 - HTML hex:
𝒘 - JS escape:
\u{1D498} - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL BOLD ITALIC SMALL W} - Python \U:
\U0001D498 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9D%92%98 - CSS escape:
\1D498
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+1D498 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 풘 (hex) or 풘 (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.