Mathematical Sans-Serif Small C š¼
Visual Description: A compact, clean C shaped glyph with uniform stroke width and rounded terminals. In a mathematical sans-serif style, it sits tight to other symbols, clear and legible at small sizes. The design favors geometric balance, making it easy to read in formulas, calculators, and compact UI panels.
Meaning & Usage: The character represents a variable or constant in mathematical notation when set in this font family. It conveys precision and neutrality, avoiding decorative flourishes. In software, it labels items in formulas, comparative checks, or stepped calculations, serving as a dependable stand-in for Latin letters in dense UI contexts.
Historical Background: The use of uniform, geometry-driven glyphs grew with the rise of typesetting for technical documents. Designers sought legible symbols that scale well on screens and print. This approach spread through standard fonts used in education and computation, shaping how symbols appear in equations and calculators.
Practical Use: In practice, this glyph appears in formulas, numeric shortcuts, and comparison tools within apps. It aids quick input, offering a stable target for holographic tooltips and AI-assisted editors. Users leverage simple UI controlsāsliders, buttons, and togglesāto perform operations or compare values efficiently.
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Lookāalikes: c (U+63).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1D5BC - General Category:
Ll - Age:
3.1 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<font> 0063 - Block:
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9D 96 BC - UTF-16:
D835 DDBC - UTF-32:
0001D5BC - HTML dec:
𝖼 - HTML hex:
𝖼 - JS escape:
\u{1D5BC} - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF SMALL C} - Python \U:
\U0001D5BC - URL-encoded:
%F0%9D%96%BC - CSS escape:
\1D5BC
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+1D5BC or a builtāin character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ķ¼ (hex) or ķ¼ (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.