U+0886 "ࢆ" Arabic Letter Thin Yeh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+0886 "ࢆ" Arabic Letter Thin Yeh is a relatively rare Arabic script character used primarily in specific historical or orthographic contexts, particularly within the Arabic-based writing systems of certain West African languages such as Hausa, where it represents a palatal sound distinct from the standard Arabic Yeh. This character is part of the Arabic Extended-B block and was added to the Unicode standard to support scholarly transcription and accurate digital representation of regional linguistic traditions. Its form is denoted as "thin" to differentiate it from the standard Yeh, reflecting a narrower or less filled stroke in calligraphic or typeface designs, which helps preserve the phonetic and orthographic nuances of the languages that employ it.

General Properties

Code Point U+0886
Version Added 14.0
Name Arabic Letter Thin Yeh
Block Arabic Extended-B
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Arabic Letter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ࢆ
HTML Hex Encoding ࢆ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE0 0xA2 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0886
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000886
C/C++/Java Escape \u0886

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Dual Joining
Joining Group Thin Yeh
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Arabic
Script Extensions Arabic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter