U+FD42 "﵂" Arabic Ligature Radi Allaahu Anhaa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+FD42 "﵂" Arabic Ligature Radi Allaahu Anhaa is a typographic representation in the Arabic script that combines the phrase "Radi Allaahu Anhaa," which translates to "May Allah be pleased with her," into a single ligature or connected glyph. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block in Unicode, designed to facilitate the traditional calligraphic style of writing commonly used in religious texts, particularly when referring to a female companion of the Prophet Muhammad or a pious woman in Islamic literature. Its inclusion in the standard helps preserve the customary orthography and rendering of honorific phrases in digital environments, allowing for more accurate and respectful display of Arabic scripture and scholarly works.

General Properties

Code Point U+FD42
Version Added 14.0
Name Arabic Ligature Radi Allaahu Anhaa
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 0xB5 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0xFD42
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000FD42
C/C++/Java Escape \ufd42

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