U+FD90 "﶐" Arabic Ligature Rahmatu Allaahi Alayh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+FD90 "﶐" Arabic Ligature Rahmatu Allaahi Alayh is a typographic ligature used in Arabic script to represent the honorific phrase "Rahmatu Allaahi Alayh," which translates to "May the mercy of God be upon him." This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, a specialized range of Unicode designed to support complex text rendering and calligraphic traditions in Islamic manuscripts. It is typically employed in religious and historical texts, particularly in reference to revered figures in Islam, to provide a compact and visually harmonious representation of the blessing. As a presentation form, U+FD90 is intended for use in specific contexts where the ligature is required for proper display, and it is not a character used in general modern Arabic writing or typing.

General Properties

Code Point U+FD90
Version Added 17.0
Name Arabic Ligature Rahmatu Allaahi Alayh
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 0xB6 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0xFD90
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000FD90
C/C++/Java Escape \ufd90

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