U+FB54 "ﭔ" Arabic Letter Beeh Initial Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FB54 "ﭔ" Arabic Letter Beeh Initial Form is a presentation form of the Arabic letter "Beh" (ب) specifically designed to connect from the left in a cursive context, representing its initial form when it appears at the beginning of a word or syllable. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block and, when a font supports the necessary contextual shaping, it replaces the standard isolated Beh to correctly show the letter's distinct initial appearance, which eliminates the long leading tail typical of the medial or isolated forms. Its use is primarily in text rendering for modern Arabic script to ensure proper typographic flow, especially in complex layouts where precise visual representation of connected letters is required.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ﭔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ﭔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xAD 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFB54 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FB54 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufb54 |
Unicode Properties