Mathematical Bold Fraktur Capital M 𝕸
Visual Description: The symbol is a capital M with bold, Fraktur styling. It shows thick strokes and angular lines that hint at a calligraphic heritage. On screen, it looks taller and more ornate than a plain letter, with subtle slants that give it a formal, mathematics-ready feel.
Meaning & Usage: In math notation, this bold Fraktur M marks a special object rather than a plain variable. It can denote a module, a space, a substructure, or any object you want to set apart from ordinary symbols. The point is to visually distinguish context in equations and text.
Historical Background: The Fraktur style comes from traditional typefaces used in old print; digital math fonts adopted bold Fraktur as a way to encode distinct forms for emphasis and structure. In broad terms, designers created a family of symbols that can be mixed with standard Latin letters without breaking mathematical readability.
Practical Use: In formulas and on calculators, this M helps indicate a specialized object. You might see it in quick UI controls for operations or comparisons, where the bold Fraktur form signals a distinct type. Use it to denote a module, a space, or a set apart in diagrams and proofs.
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Look‑alikes: M (U+4D).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1D578 - General Category:
Lu - Age:
3.1 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<font> 004D - Block:
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9D 95 B8 - UTF-16:
D835 DD78 - UTF-32:
0001D578 - HTML dec:
𝕸 - HTML hex:
𝕸 - JS escape:
\u{1D578} - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL BOLD FRAKTUR CAPITAL M} - Python \U:
\U0001D578 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9D%95%B8 - CSS escape:
\1D578
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+1D578 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 핸 (hex) or 핸 (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.