# Old English Letter M

> The Old English (Fraktur) letter M: copyable forms, how it is built and what it is confused with.

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| Form | Character | Code point |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fraktur capital | 𝔐 | U+1D510 |
| Fraktur lowercase | 𝔪 | U+1D52A |
| Bold Fraktur capital | 𝕸 | U+1D578 |
| Bold Fraktur lowercase | 𝖒 | U+1D592 |

## How the Old English M is built

Capital M has three vertical strokes joined at the top with arches broken into angles. The lowercase m is three minims, the short vertical strokes that are the basic unit of blackletter writing.

## Easily confused with

Lowercase m and lowercase w can look similar in dense text, since both are made of repeated strokes. The w has a joined base.

## Where people use it

M is one of the most popular Old English letters for tattoos, thanks to Mom and to names and places such as Mexico.

## Example words

- Mom: 𝕸𝖔𝖒
- Mexico: 𝕸𝖊𝖝𝖎𝖈𝖔
- Michelle: 𝕸𝖎𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖊
- Mi Vida: 𝕸𝖎 𝖁𝖎𝖉𝖆
- M & J: 𝕸 & 𝕵

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