About the letter N in fancy fonts
N is a diagonal stroke between two posts, and the angle of that diagonal is what gives each style its look. Script ๐ฉ swings it into a curve, gothic ๐ makes it spiky, and double-struck โ is the mathematician's favourite.
Tap any style to copy. If your name has an ร, read the note on accents below first.
Where the letter N comes from
N comes from the Phoenician nun, which may have represented a snake or a fish. Greek turned it into nu (ฮ), and the Romans kept that form. The Spanish ร started as a scribe's shorthand: a small N (later a tilde) written over another N to save space in words like "anno", which became "aรฑo".
How N behaves in different styles
Double-struck N is an exception. โ (Double-Struck Capital N, U+2115) is the standard symbol for the natural numbers (0, 1, 2 โฆ), so it was encoded in the Letterlike Symbols block long before the full double-struck alphabet. It usually displays well, but it can be slightly bolder or lighter than the double-struck letters around it.
Fancy letters and accents. There's no styled ร in Unicode. To get one, you'd have to add a combining tilde (U+0303) after a styled N, as in ๐ฬ. That works in some apps, but the tilde often sits in the wrong place or floats off to the side, because fonts don't expect accents on math letters. For names with ร, bold or small caps with the accent kept on a plain letter is more reliable.
Unicode characters for N and n
Each style is a separate Unicode character. Names and code points below come from the Unicode Character Database. Characters marked Letterlike come from the older Letterlike Symbols block, not the main math alphabet. A dash means Unicode has no character for that combination.
| Style | Capital N | Lowercase n |
|---|---|---|
| Script | ๐ฉ U+1D4A9 ยท Mathematical Script Capital N | ๐ U+1D4C3 ยท Mathematical Script Small N |
| Bold script | ๐ U+1D4DD ยท Mathematical Bold Script Capital N | ๐ท U+1D4F7 ยท Mathematical Bold Script Small N |
| Fraktur (gothic) | ๐ U+1D511 ยท Mathematical Fraktur Capital N | ๐ซ U+1D52B ยท Mathematical Fraktur Small N |
| Bold fraktur | ๐น U+1D579 ยท Mathematical Bold Fraktur Capital N | ๐ U+1D593 ยท Mathematical Bold Fraktur Small N |
| Double-struck | โ U+2115 ยท Double-Struck Capital N ยท Letterlike | ๐ U+1D55F ยท Mathematical Double-Struck Small N |
| Bold serif | ๐ U+1D40D ยท Mathematical Bold Capital N | ๐ง U+1D427 ยท Mathematical Bold Small N |
| Italic serif | ๐ U+1D441 ยท Mathematical Italic Capital N | ๐ U+1D45B ยท Mathematical Italic Small N |
| Bold sans | ๐ก U+1D5E1 ยท Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Capital N | ๐ป U+1D5FB ยท Mathematical Sans-Serif Bold Small N |
| Monospace | ๐ฝ U+1D67D ยท Mathematical Monospace Capital N | ๐ U+1D697 ยท Mathematical Monospace Small N |
| Circled | โ U+24C3 ยท Circled Latin Capital Letter N | โ U+24DD ยท Circled Latin Small Letter N |
| Negative circled | ๐ U+1F15D ยท Negative Circled Latin Capital Letter N | — |
| Squared | ๐ฝ U+1F13D ยท Squared Latin Capital Letter N | — |
| Negative squared | ๐ ฝ U+1F17D ยท Negative Squared Latin Capital Letter N | — |
| Fullwidth | ๏ผฎ U+FF2E ยท Fullwidth Latin Capital Letter N | ๏ฝ U+FF4E ยท Fullwidth Latin Small Letter N |
| Small capital | ษด U+0274 ยท Latin Letter Small Capital N | — |
Where people use a fancy N
- Names like Nina, Noah or Nour. Script ๐ฉ makes a clean initial in display names.
- Night-themed aesthetics. Gothic ๐ and bold fraktur ๐น suit moody or night-photography accounts.
- Nature and plant accounts. Bubble โ and small caps ษด look soft and minimal.
FAQs about the letter N in different fonts
How do I make a fancy ร?
Unicode has no pre-made styled ร. You can add a combining tilde (U+0303) after a styled N, but many apps place it poorly. Test it on the platform you'll use before committing.
Why is double-struck N different?
โ (U+2115) is the long-standing maths symbol for the natural numbers, so it lives in the Letterlike Symbols block rather than the math alphabet.
Is there a small-caps n?
Yes: ษด (Latin Letter Small Capital N, U+0274), originally a phonetic symbol. It's well supported on modern devices.