U+06C2 "ۂ" Arabic Letter Heh Goal with Hamza Above Unicode Character
U+06C2 "ۂ" Arabic Letter Heh Goal with Hamza Above is a distinct glyph used in the Arabic script, primarily for writing the Urdu language, where it represents the sound of a rounded, aspirated "h" or serves as a modifier for certain vowel contexts, particularly indicating the "h" sound that follows a short vowel or ends a word with a subtle breathy quality. Unlike the standard Arabic letter "heh" (ھ), it combines a rounded, goal-like shape with a hamza diacritic placed above the letter to denote its specific phonetic function in Urdu orthography, where it appears in words such as "کہہ" (keh) or "مہہ" (meh) to guide pronunciation. This character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Arabic block and is essential for accurate text representation in digital environments, though it is distinct from similar characters like the Arabic letter heh with yeh above (U+06C0) or the regular heh goal (U+06C1), ensuring precise rendering in software and fonts that support the Urdu language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+06C2 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Arabic Letter Heh Goal with Hamza Above |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Arabic Letter Hamzah on Ha Goal |
| Block | Arabic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ہ" U+06C1 Arabic Letter Heh Goal "ٔ" U+0654 Arabic Hamza Above |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ۂ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ۂ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDB 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x06C2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000006C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u06c2 |