U+1EE0F "𞸏" Arabic Mathematical Ain Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𞸏

U+1EE0F "𞸏" Arabic Mathematical Ain is a specialized typographic symbol belonging to the Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols block, designed for use in formal mathematical and scientific notation where the Arabic letter "ʿAyn" (ع) appears in a stylized, abstracted form to represent variables or constants. It is not intended for standard Arabic text but rather for contexts like algebra, geometry, or physics manuscripts that require a clear, non-cursive representation of the letter to avoid ambiguity with its standard cursive shapes. This character helps maintain consistency in mathematical expressions across different scripts, allowing the Arabic letter to function similarly to how Latin or Greek letters are used in Western mathematics. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that researchers, educators, and typesetters can accurately encode and exchange such documents without relying on font-based workarounds or ambiguous substitutions.

General Properties

Code Point U+1EE0F
Version Added 6.1
Name Arabic Mathematical Ain
Block Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Arabic Letter
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "ع" U+0639 Arabic Letter Ain

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞸏
HTML Hex Encoding 𞸏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0xB8 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83B 0xDE0F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001EE0F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83b\ude0f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "ع" U+0639 Arabic Letter Ain
NFKC Simple Casefold "ع" U+0639 Arabic Letter Ain
Script Arabic
Script Extensions Arabic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Math Yes
Other Math Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter