Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Capital C 𝗖
Visual Description: The character is a bold, sans-serif capital C. It has clean curves and uniform stroke width. It resembles the standard letter C but with a heavier, math-ready weight. There are no serifs, and the edges are crisp. The form reads clearly at small sizes.
Meaning & Usage: In math writing, this variant signals a variable or a labeled quantity. It is a style choice to keep a consistent look across formulas. Use it to emphasize a value, a constant, or a named set in equations. It helps distinguish types of symbols at a glance.
Historical Background: These characters are part of a broad family created for mathematical typography. They extend plain Latin letters with bold and stylized forms to support clear, distinct notation. The goal is to give designers and readers a visual language that stays consistent as formulas change across contexts.
Practical Use: In editors and calculators you may switch to a bold sans-serif C to match surrounding math letters. Use it for labels, constants, or index names in equations. On dashboards and quick UI controls, the same styling helps comparisons and operations stand out at a glance.
See our category page for related symbols.
Look‑alikes: C (U+43).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1D5D6 - General Category:
Lu - Age:
3.1 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<font> 0043 - Block:
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9D 97 96 - UTF-16:
D835 DDD6 - UTF-32:
0001D5D6 - HTML dec:
𝗖 - HTML hex:
𝗖 - JS escape:
\u{1D5D6} - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD CAPITAL C} - Python \U:
\U0001D5D6 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9D%97%96 - CSS escape:
\1D5D6
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+1D5D6 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 헖 (hex) or 헖 (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.