U+1EE2F "𞸯" Arabic Mathematical Initial Ain Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𞸯

U+1EE2F "𞸯" Arabic Mathematical Initial Ain is a specialized glyph from the Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols block, designed to represent the Arabic letter ‘ain (ع) in its initial positional form within mathematical and scientific notations. It features a distinct stylistic variation that distinguishes it from standard typographic characters, allowing it to function as a unique symbol for variables or constants in algebraic, geometric, or other technical contexts. This character is part of a larger set that encodes Arabic letters with initial, medial, final, and isolated forms specifically for mathematical use, supporting the needs of scholars and professionals who write equations or formulas in languages using the Arabic script. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, facilitating accurate display and exchange of complex mathematical content.

General Properties

Code Point U+1EE2F
Version Added 6.1
Name Arabic Mathematical Initial 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 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83B 0xDE2F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001EE2F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83b\ude2f

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