U+FDDF "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FDDF "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A is a specialized typographic glyph representing an ornamental variant of an Arabic ligature, specifically the phrase "Sallallahou Alayhe Wasallam" which translates to "peace be upon him," a blessing often appended to the name of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic texts. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, a range of encoded characters designed to support historical and calligraphic styles of the Arabic script that are not used in modern standard digital text. Unlike standard Unicode Arabic characters, which are intended for normal text processing and are subject to shaping and contextual forms, U+FDDF is a precomposed ligature presented as a single, unchangeable glyph, primarily intended for use in high-end typesetting, religious publications, and digital archives that require precise reproduction of traditional manuscript aesthetics.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
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| HTML Hex Encoding |
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| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xB7 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFDDF |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FDDF |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufddf |
Unicode Properties