# Old English Letter W

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

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| Form | Character | Code point |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fraktur capital | 𝔚 | U+1D51A |
| Fraktur lowercase | 𝔴 | U+1D534 |
| Bold Fraktur capital | 𝖂 | U+1D582 |
| Bold Fraktur lowercase | 𝖜 | U+1D59C |

## How the Old English W is built

Capital W looks like two Vs joined, each with its own loop. The lowercase w is wide and made of repeated short strokes.

## Easily confused with

Lowercase w can be mistaken for m in tight text. The w is joined at the base.

## Where people use it

W leads Westside, Warrior and William, all popular in blackletter apparel and tattoos.

## Example words

- Warrior: 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗
- William: 𝖂𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖆𝖒
- Wild: 𝖂𝖎𝖑𝖉
- Westside: 𝖂𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊
- W.W.: 𝖂.𝖂.

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