U+1EE9B "𞺛" Arabic Mathematical Looped Ghain Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𞺛

U+1EE9B "𞺛" Arabic Mathematical Looped Ghain is a specialized symbol in the Unicode standard, belonging to the Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols block, which is designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation rather than standard text. This character represents a stylized, looped variant of the Arabic letter ghain (ع), enhanced with a distinctive looping feature to differentiate it from its standard alphabetical form and other similar mathematical symbols. It is intended for contexts where Arabic script is used to express variable names, functions, or algebraic expressions, ensuring that mathematical texts written in Arabic-based notation can incorporate distinct glyphs for precision. The "looped" aspect of its design helps avoid confusion with other characters, such as the Arabic Mathematical Meem or other looped letters, and supports the needs of scholars and typesetters working with Arabic mathematical manuscripts or digital publications.

General Properties

Code Point U+1EE9B
Version Added 6.1
Name Arabic Mathematical Looped 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 0xBA 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD83B 0xDE9B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001EE9B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud83b\ude9b

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