Mathematical Sans-Serif Capital Y 𝖸
Visual Description: This mathematical sans-serif capital Y has clean, straight lines and uniform stroke width. It reads clearly at small sizes on dense formulas and screens. In bold variants it stands out in headers and legends. In charts, it often marks the Y coordinate or an unknown variable in equations.
Meaning & Usage: The Y serves as a variable in equations, a label for an axis, or a component of a vector. In formulas, it might appear with subscripts or superscripts to show relations, operations, or dependencies. In calculators and math editors, Y stands in for the dependent value.
Historical Background: The practice of using bold sans-serif symbols grew with modern typesetting and digital fonts. Designers chose simple shapes to improve legibility on screens and in print. The Y became a common symbol for a variable in many fields, used for clarity rather than to denote a fixed object.
Practical Use: In UI and tools, Y is used as a variable, a label, or an axis marker. Quick controls let you swap axes or compare values by toggling Y against X. Graphing calculators display Y in graphs, and software uses it for dependent results. The bold Y aids quick recognition in formulas.
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Look‑alikes: Y (U+59).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1D5B8 - General Category:
Lu - Age:
3.1 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<font> 0059 - Block:
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9D 96 B8 - UTF-16:
D835 DDB8 - UTF-32:
0001D5B8 - HTML dec:
𝖸 - HTML hex:
𝖸 - JS escape:
\u{1D5B8} - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF CAPITAL Y} - Python \U:
\U0001D5B8 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9D%96%B8 - CSS escape:
\1D5B8
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+1D5B8 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 햸 (hex) or 햸 (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.