U+FBFF "ﯿ" Arabic Letter Farsi Yeh Medial Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FBFF "ﯿ" Arabic Letter Farsi Yeh Medial Form is a presentation form of the Arabic letter Yeh, specifically adapted for the Persian or Farsi language, used when the character appears in the middle of a word. This glyph is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, which is designed for compatibility with older text processing systems and does not have a canonical decomposition equivalent to a standard Arabic letter, as its shape is contextually determined by surrounding characters. Unlike the basic Arabic Yeh, which can connect differently, this medial form appears with a distinct curved tail or hook on both sides, ensuring proper visual joining in bidirectional text. It is primarily employed in modern Persian orthography, where it represents a long "i" sound or the consonant "y" within a word, and is essential for correct rendering in specialized typographic contexts, though modern Unicode algorithms typically substitute standard Arabic Yeh variants automatically.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ﯿ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ﯿ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xAF 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFBFF |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FBFF |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufbff |
Unicode Properties