U+05F0 "װ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Vav Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+05F0 "װ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Vav is a typographic ligature used primarily in the Yiddish language, where it represents the consonant sound /v/ as a single glyph, combining two consecutive Hebrew letter vavs (ו) that would otherwise appear separately. This character is encoded in the Unicode standard under the Hebrew block to support proper orthographic representation of Yiddish, distinguishing it from the standalone Hebrew vav which typically denotes the /v/ sound only when doubled. It appears in Yiddish texts, such as the word "װאָרט" meaning "word," and its inclusion ensures accurate rendering and searchability in digital environments, preserving the distinct script of the Yiddish language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+05F0 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Vav |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Hebrew Letter Double Vav |
| Block | Hebrew |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Right To Left |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | װ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | װ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xD7 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x05F0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000005F0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u05f0 |