U+10ED4 "𐻔" Arabic Ligature Qaddasa Allaahu Sirrah Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐻔

U+10ED4 "𐻔" Arabic Ligature Qaddasa Allaahu Sirrah is a typographic ligature used in Islamic calligraphy and religious texts, representing the Arabic phrase "قدس الله سره" which translates to "May God sanctify his secret." This honorific phrase is traditionally appended to the names of revered figures, particularly Sufi saints and scholars, as an expression of veneration and blessing. Encoded within the Unicode standard's Arabic Extended-C block, the character allows for the precise digital representation of this complex ligature, preserving its integral form and cultural significance in electronic documents and typography. Its use is common in manuscript traditions and modern digital religious publications where the space-saving and aesthetic qualities of the ligature are valued.

General Properties

Code Point U+10ED4
Version Added 17.0
Name Arabic Ligature Qaddasa Allaahu Sirrah
Block Arabic Extended-C
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐻔
HTML Hex Encoding 𐻔
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0xBB 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD803 0xDED4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010ED4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud803\uded4

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Arabic
Script Extensions Arabic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other