U+FDCB "" Arabic Ligature Radi Allaahu Taaalaa Anhumaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FDCB "" Arabic Ligature Radi Allaahu Taaalaa Anhumaa is a special typographic character used in Islamic religious texts, specifically representing the Arabic phrase "Radia Allahu Ta'ala 'anhumaa," which translates to "May Allah Almighty be pleased with both of them." This ligature is employed as a reverent abbreviation following the names of two revered figures, most commonly the Prophet Muhammad's companions or family members, to express respect and invoke divine blessing upon them. As a single encoded glyph, it facilitates the compact and standardized rendering of this devotional phrase in digital Arabic script, ensuring consistency across platforms and documents where such honorifics are required.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FDCB |
| Version Added | 17.0 |
| Name | Arabic Ligature Radi Allaahu Taaalaa Anhumaa |
| 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 0xB7 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFDCB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FDCB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufdcb |
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 |