U+FDA7 "ﶧ" Arabic Ligature Jeem with Meem with Alef Maksura Final Form Unicode Character
U+FDA7 "ﶧ" Arabic Ligature Jeem with Meem with Alef Maksura Final Form is a typographic unit found within the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, specifically representing a three-character ligature that combines the letters Jeem (ج), Meem (م), and Alef Maksura (ى) into a single glyph designed for use in final position within a word. This ligature is employed in certain styles of Arabic calligraphy and typography to maintain aesthetic continuity and improve spacing, particularly in traditional manuscript or formal text settings where such joined forms help preserve the visual harmony of the script. It does not alter the phonetic value of the individual letters but instead functions as a stylistic variant, standardised in Unicode to support digital representation of historical and contemporary Arabic writing where these specific ligatures are expected.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FDA7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Arabic Ligature Jeem with Meem with Alef Maksura Final Form |
| Block | Arabic Presentation Forms-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Arabic Letter |
| Decomposition Type | Final |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ج" U+062C Arabic Letter Jeem "م" U+0645 Arabic Letter Meem "ى" U+0649 Arabic Letter Alef Maksura |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ﶧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ﶧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xB6 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFDA7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FDA7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufda7 |