U+1EE24 "𞸤" Arabic Mathematical Initial Heh Unicode Character

U+1EE24 "𞸤" Arabic Mathematical Initial Heh is a specialized glyph from the Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols block, designed for use in formal mathematical and scientific notation where Arabic script conveys symbolic values. It represents an initial form of the Arabic letter "Heh" distinct from its standard textual shapes, mimicking the calligraphic style of connecting scripts but isolated for algebraic or geometric expressions. This character supports the broader effort to encode diverse writing systems for precise, unambiguous representation in digital mathematics, ensuring that Arabic-based scholarly works can denote variables and constants with the same clarity as Latin or Greek mathematical notations.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1EE24
Version Added	6.1
Name	Arabic Mathematical Initial Heh
Block	Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Arabic Letter
Decomposition Type	Font
Decomposition Mapping	"ه" U+0647 Arabic Letter Heh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𞸤
HTML Hex Encoding	𞸤
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9E 0xB8 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83B 0xDE24
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001EE24
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83b\ude24

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	"ه" U+0647 Arabic Letter Heh
NFKC Simple Casefold	"ه" U+0647 Arabic Letter Heh
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