What 𝚚 means
A mathematical q in monospace; the formula supplies its value.
Monospace gives every letter equal width. Mathematical alphabets preserve distinctions between variables in plain text; STIX, a collaboration of scientific and technical publishers, helped shape the wider set.
Why does 𝚚 turn into q?
NFKC can turn it into plain q.
NFKC is a Unicode text-normalization form that folds compatibility variants: it turns 𝚚 into plain q, while NFC keeps 𝚚 unchanged. Avoid NFKC when the style matters in a formula.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
1How to type or find 𝚚
- Search it as
- fixed-width q · math variable q · q in formulas
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𝚚\1D69A𝚚 in HTML source; the parser resolves it to 𝚚.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.




