U+FDE0 "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FDE0 "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A is a private use area character within the Unicode standard, specifically a form for encoding a ligature variant of Arabic script. Unlike standard Arabic letters or common presentation forms, this character does not represent a specific semantic or phonetic value in standard Arabic or any known language, and its appearance and intended use are not formally defined by Unicode. It exists as part of a range reserved for special, non-standard, or historical rendering purposes, which means it may not be supported by all fonts or systems and can appear as a blank or placeholder square. Its presence often causes confusion or rendering issues in digital text, as it has no official, universally recognized meaning in modern computing or typography.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
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| HTML Hex Encoding |
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| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xB7 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFDE0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FDE0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufde0 |
Unicode Properties