U+FB94 "ﮔ" Arabic Letter Gaf Initial Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FB94 "ﮔ" Arabic Letter Gaf Initial Form is a presentation form of the Arabic letter gaf, specifically designed for the initial position within a word where it connects to the following character on its left side. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, which contains contextual shaping variants used for precise typographic rendering in digital text environments. The gaf letter itself represents a g sound, and in its initial form it appears with an open, upward-curving stroke that prepares to link to the next letter, distinguishing it from its isolated or final variants. This encoded form ensures that when text is correctly processed, the letter displays in its appropriate calligraphic shape according to Arabic writing conventions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ﮔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ﮔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xAE 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFB94 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FB94 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufb94 |
Unicode Properties