What 𝓦 means
The author defines this W; its style alone names no fixed quantity.
To type it in LaTeX, a system for typesetting equations, load the unicode-math package and use \mbfscrW in math mode. You can also enter the character directly as Unicode; bolding or applying a script font to ordinary W changes its appearance without making it this character. In a formula, the style can distinguish mathematical symbols, while the author defines what this W represents.
A documented point in this print tradition is a 1954 reference on mathematical printing that shows script capitals; Hermann Zapf’s AMS Euler mathematical typeface included a bold script alphabet in 1981. A 1999 Unicode proposal records these styled alphabets as already used in scientific publishing and argues that plain text must preserve their distinct meanings.
Use it in mathematical or technical notation when bold script distinguishes a symbol; for ordinary emphasis, format the regular letter instead.
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𝓦 turn into W?
NFKC, a Unicode text-normalization form, folds compatibility styles to their base letters. For 𝓦, that produces plain W; if a formula relies on the style distinction, the conversion changes its meaning.
Why does 𝓦 look different across fonts?
The character identifies a bold script math letter, while a math font chooses its specific calligraphic outline. Different fonts can therefore draw 𝓦 differently.
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How to type or find 𝓦
- Search it as
- mbfscrw · cursive w
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𝓦\1D4E6\mbfscrW in math mode.𝓦 in HTML markup.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.