U+1EE1B "𞸛" Arabic Mathematical Ghain Unicode Character

U+1EE1B "𞸛" Arabic Mathematical Ghain is a specialized glyph used in mathematical notation rather than standard Arabic text, designed specifically for representing the Arabic letter ghain (ع) in an algebraic or scientific context. It forms part of the Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols block, which provides distinct letterforms for variables and abstract symbols while preserving the traditional Arabic letter shapes. This character is typically employed in formal mathematical expressions, such as in works on algebra or geometry, where it functions as a unique symbol to denote a specific variable or constant, following the Unicode standard's goal of enabling precise typography for diverse scholarly and technical disciplines.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1EE1B
Version Added	6.1
Name	Arabic Mathematical Ghain
Block	Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Arabic Letter
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"غ" U+063A Arabic Letter Ghain

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞸛
HTML Hex Encoding	𞸛
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xB8 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83B 0xDE1B
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001EE1B
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83b\ude1b

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	"غ" U+063A Arabic Letter Ghain
NFKC Simple Casefold	"غ" U+063A Arabic Letter Ghain
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