U+FDE1 "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FDE1 "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A is a special character used within the Arabic script for the purpose of typographic presentation and ligature forms, specifically representing the phrase "Salla Allahu Alayhi Wa Sallam" which is an honorific meaning "peace be upon him" used after mentioning the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic texts. It belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, a range of code points designated for complex textual renditions that are generally not used in standard plain text but may appear in specific applications like digital typesetting or older document encodings to preserve precise calligraphic shapes. This character is considered a non-intuitive, precomposed glyph designed to maintain visual consistency for reverential phrases in religious or formal contexts, though modern practices often prefer using simpler Unicode characters or automated rendering to achieve the same effect.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
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| HTML Hex Encoding |
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| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEF 0xB7 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xFDE1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000FDE1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ufde1 |
Unicode Properties