U+FD47 "﵇" Arabic Ligature Alayhi as-Salaam Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
﵇
U+FD47 "﵇" Arabic Ligature Alayhi as-Salaam is a single typographic glyph in the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block that represents the honorific phrase meaning "peace be upon him" in English. This ligature compactly renders the entire blessing often used in Islamic texts after the names of prophets, angels, or other revered figures, combining the words for "on him" and "peace" into one seamless character. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the precise and respectful representation of this common religious expression in digital documents and fonts, preserving traditional calligraphic practices while ensuring the phrase is not broken across lines or improperly spaced.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FD47 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Arabic Ligature Alayhi as-Salaam |
| 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 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFD47 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FD47 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufd47 |
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 |