U+FDE4 "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+FDE4 "" Arabic Presentation Forms-A is a specialized code point designed for the presentation of Arabic script in a specific typographic context, representing a ligature of the letters "س" (seen) and "ق" (qaf) commonly used in certain Qur'anic or calligraphic texts. It falls within the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, which contains encoded variants of Arabic letters and ligatures that are primarily intended for backward compatibility with older text encoding standards and for precise representation of complex textual layouts. This character is not typically used for general text input, and its rendering depends on the availability of appropriate fonts that include the detailed stylistic features of Arabic calligraphy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FDE4 |
| Version Added | 3.1 |
| Block | Arabic Presentation Forms-A |
| General Category | Unassigned |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Boundary Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |  |
| HTML Hex Encoding |  |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xB7 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFDE4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FDE4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufde4 |
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 | Unknown |
| Script | Unknown |
| Script Extensions | Unknown |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |
| Noncharacter Code Point | Yes |