Decomposition Type - Initial

Unicode Version 18.0

Initial is the decomposition type assigned to characters that have a compatibility mapping starting with a medial or final letterform variant, typically used in historical or orthographic contexts where an initial glyph shape differs from the standard form. This value indicates that the character canonically decomposes into a base letter plus an initial form variant, often represented in scripts like Arabic or Hebrew, where contextual shaping changes the appearance of a letter at the beginning of a word. The mapping preserves the original character’s semantic identity while explicitly noting its positional form, allowing text processing systems to render or normalize it appropriately without losing the distinction from other positional variants like medial or final.

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Arabic Letter Beeh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Peh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Beheh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Tteheh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Teheh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Tteh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Veh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Peheh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Dyeh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Nyeh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Tcheh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Tcheheh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Keheh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Gaf Initial Form

Arabic Letter Gueh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Ngoeh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Rnoon Initial Form

Arabic Letter Heh Goal Initial Form

Arabic Letter Heh Doachashmee Initial Form

Arabic Letter Ng Initial Form

Arabic Letter E Initial Form

Arabic Letter Uighur Kazakh Kirghiz Alef Maksura Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with E Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Initial Form

Arabic Letter Farsi Yeh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Beh with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Beh with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Beh with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Beh with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Beh with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Theh with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Jeem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Jeem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Hah with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Hah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Khah with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Khah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sad with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sad with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sad with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Dad with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Dad with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Dad with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Dad with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Tah with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Zah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Ain with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Ain with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Ghain with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Ghain with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Feh with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Feh with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Feh with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Feh with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Qaf with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Qaf with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Kaf with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Kaf with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Kaf with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Kaf with Lam Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Kaf with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Heh with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Heh with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Heh with Superscript Alef Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Heh Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Tah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Jeem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Hah with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Hah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Khah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Jeem with Meem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Hah with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Jeem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Meem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Meem with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Seen with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sad with Hah with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Hah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Meem with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sheen with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Dad with Khah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Tah with Meem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Tah with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Ain with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Feh with Khah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Jeem with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Khah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Meem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Hah with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Hah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Jeem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Jeem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Khah with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Khah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Meem with Jeem with Khah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Heh with Meem with Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Heh with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Hah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Jeem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Yeh with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Qaf with Meem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Hah with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Noon with Jeem with Hah Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Lam with Jeem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Kaf with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Ain with Jeem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Ligature Sad with Meem with Meem Initial Form

Arabic Letter Yeh with Hamza Above Initial Form

Arabic Letter Beh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Teh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Theh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Jeem Initial Form

Arabic Letter Hah Initial Form

Arabic Letter Khah Initial Form

Arabic Letter Seen Initial Form

Arabic Letter Sheen Initial Form

Arabic Letter Sad Initial Form

Arabic Letter Dad Initial Form

Arabic Letter Tah Initial Form

Arabic Letter Zah Initial Form

Arabic Letter Ain Initial Form

Arabic Letter Ghain Initial Form

Arabic Letter Feh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Qaf Initial Form

Arabic Letter Kaf Initial Form

Arabic Letter Lam Initial Form

Arabic Letter Meem Initial Form

Arabic Letter Noon Initial Form

Arabic Letter Heh Initial Form

Arabic Letter Yeh Initial Form

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