Mathematical Sans-Serif Italic Capital A 𝘈
Visual Description: The character is a tall, stylized A with a mathematical sans-serif italic design. Its strokes are even and clean, with a gentle rightward tilt. It reads as a distinct letter rather than a standard alphabetic form, and it stays legible in dense formulas, calculators, and quick math UI panels.
Meaning & Usage: It is used to denote variables, vectors, or constants in equations. In math text and digital calculators, this shape signals a symbolic quantity rather than a fixed value. In UI, it often marks a parameter that you can compare or adjust with sliders, toggles, or quick input fields, like A & B comparisons.
Historical Background: The style grows from a family of mathematical alphanumeric symbols that separate letter forms for clear notation. The sans-serif italic variant helps distinguish variables from regular text and keeps symbols compact on screens. It emphasizes readability in dense notation without anchoring to any single tradition.
Practical Use: Use this glyph when a modern, clean look helps a calculation or interface. In formulas, it stands for a variable or parameter; in calculators, it appears on keys or entry boxes to set or compare values quickly. Quick UI controls can adjust the A value and immediately show results.
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Look‑alikes: A (U+41).
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1D608 - General Category:
Lu - Age:
3.1 - Bidi Class:
L - Decomposition:
<font> 0041 - Block:
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9D 98 88 - UTF-16:
D835 DE08 - UTF-32:
0001D608 - HTML dec:
𝘈 - HTML hex:
𝘈 - JS escape:
\u{1D608} - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF ITALIC CAPITAL A} - Python \U:
\U0001D608 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9D%98%88 - CSS escape:
\1D608
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+1D608 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 혈 (hex) or 혈 (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.