U+1EE6C "𞹬" Arabic Mathematical Stretched Meem Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𞹬

U+1EE6C "𞹬" Arabic Mathematical Stretched Meem is a specialized typographic symbol belonging to the Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols block, which was introduced to support advanced scientific and mathematical notation in Arabic script. This character represents the Arabic letter Meem (م) rendered in a horizontally elongated or stretched form, designed to function as a distinct operator or variable within algebraic, geometric, or other technical contexts where a clear visual distinction from standard text is required. Its use aligns with efforts to encode mathematical expressions in arabicized environments, ensuring that scholars and professionals can represent complex formulas without relying on Latin or other non-Arabic letterforms. The stretched Meem, like other characters in this block, helps preserve the integrity of Arabic script in modern mathematics while maintaining legibility and semantic precision.

General Properties

Code Point U+1EE6C
Version Added 6.1
Name Arabic Mathematical Stretched Meem
Block Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Arabic Letter
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "Ù…" U+0645 Arabic Letter Meem

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𞹬
HTML Hex Encoding 𞹬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9E 0xB9 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83B 0xDE6C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001EE6C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83b\ude6c

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 "Ù…" U+0645 Arabic Letter Meem
NFKC Simple Casefold "Ù…" U+0645 Arabic Letter Meem
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