U+FDB0 "ﶰ" Arabic Ligature Yeh with Meem with Yeh Final Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+FDB0 "ﶰ" Arabic Ligature Yeh with Meem with Yeh Final Form is a typographic ligature found in the Arabic script that combines the letters Yeh (ي), Meem (م), and Yeh (ي) into a single, compact glyph designed specifically for the final position within a word. This ligature is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, which contains precomposed characters used to represent complex calligraphic or cursive shapes that are not typically encoded separately in standard Arabic text. It represents the sequence "ي م ي" often used in words like "يَمْي" or in religious and classical texts to ensure precise visual rendering according to traditional Arabic calligraphy standards, where such combinations achieve a flowing, connected appearance that improves readability and aesthetic consistency.

General Properties

Code Point U+FDB0
Version Added 1.1
Name Arabic Ligature Yeh with Meem with Yeh 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 "ي" U+064A Arabic Letter Yeh
"م" U+0645 Arabic Letter Meem
"ي" U+064A Arabic Letter Yeh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ﶰ
HTML Hex Encoding ﶰ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEF 0xB6 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xFDB0
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000FDB0
C/C++/Java Escape \ufdb0

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "ي" U+064A Arabic Letter Yeh
"م" U+0645 Arabic Letter Meem
"ي" U+064A Arabic Letter Yeh
NFKC Simple Casefold "ي" U+064A Arabic Letter Yeh
"م" U+0645 Arabic Letter Meem
"ي" U+064A Arabic Letter Yeh
Script Arabic
Script Extensions Arabic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter