U+FBD2 "" Arabic Ligature Alayhi Ar-Rahmah Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FBD2 "" Arabic Ligature Alayhi Ar-Rahmah is a presentation form glyph found in the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, representing a typographic ligature of the Arabic phrase "عليه الرحمة" (Alayhi ar-Rahmah), which translates to "upon him be mercy." This ligature is traditionally used in Islamic texts and calligraphy as a reverential phrase following the names of revered figures, such as prophets or saints, serving as a pious invocation similar to the more common "peace be upon him." In digital typography, this character allows for the correct visual rendering of the connected letters in the phrase as a single cohesive unit, preserving the aesthetic and liturgical conventions of Arabic script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FBD2 |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Arabic Ligature Alayhi Ar-Rahmah |
| 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 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFBD2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FBD2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufbd2 |
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 |