U+FBCF "" Arabic Ligature Hafizahumaa Allaahu Taaalaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FBCF "" Arabic Ligature Hafizahumaa Allaahu Taaalaa is a specialized typographic symbol used in Arabic calligraphy and religious texts to represent a specific honorific phrase. This single code point combines the Arabic words "حفيظهما الله تعالى" meaning "May Allah, the Most High, protect them both" into a compact ligature often applied in Islamic manuscripts and digital typesetting to streamline the appearance of prayers or blessings, particularly when referencing two individuals. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent rendering across platforms for scholarly works, liturgical documents, and other formal Arabic writing that requires precise representation of devotional formulas.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FBCF |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Arabic Ligature Hafizahumaa Allaahu Taaalaa |
| Block | Arabic Presentation Forms-A |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ﯏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ﯏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xAF 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFBCF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FBCF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufbcf |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Arabic |
| Script Extensions | Arabic |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |