What 𝗰 means
The formula gives 𝗰 its role; it has no fixed meaning alone. It is lowercase Latin c without serifs, the small finishing strokes on some letters. A 1999 proposal sought a full set to preserve such distinctions in web publishing; scientific publishers already used styled math letters.
Should 𝗰 appear in ordinary prose?
Use plain c with font formatting in ordinary prose. If you're using this as a fancy c, it remains a separate character; search and restyling tools may treat it differently from plain c.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
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Cyrillic Small Letter Es
Cyrillic small es, identical to Latin c in nearly every font; the classic homoglyph in spoofed web addresses.
ｃ
Fullwidth Latin Small Letter C
Fullwidth Latin small c, a wide form that looks like a larger c and fails exact search for c.
𝙘
Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Italic Small C
Mathematical sans-serif bold italic small c, the same letter in italic sans bold; looks alike but won't match plain c.
Questions people ask
1Does NFKC turn 𝗰 into c?
Yes. NFKC and NFKD map it to plain c; NFC preserves the mathematical style.
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How to type or find 𝗰
- Search it as
- bold c · bold sans serif c · fancy c
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
macOS
HTML
𝗰CSS
\1D5F0Word for Windows
As of September 2026, in Word for Windows, type 1D5F0 then press AltX to insert this character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𝗰
HTML hex
𝗰
CSS content
content: "\1D5F0";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%9D%97%B0
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On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.