U+05F0 "װ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Vav Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

װ
Source: Noto Rashi Hebrew Source: Browser Default

U+05F0 "װ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Vav is a typographic ligature used primarily in the Yiddish language, where it represents the consonant sound /v/ as a single glyph, combining two consecutive Hebrew letter vavs (ו) that would otherwise appear separately. This character is encoded in the Unicode standard under the Hebrew block to support proper orthographic representation of Yiddish, distinguishing it from the standalone Hebrew vav which typically denotes the /v/ sound only when doubled. It appears in Yiddish texts, such as the word "װאָרט" meaning "word," and its inclusion ensures accurate rendering and searchability in digital environments, preserving the distinct script of the Yiddish language.

General Properties

Code Point
U+05F0
Name
Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Vav
Unicode 1.0 Name
Hebrew Letter Double Vav

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
װ
HTML Hex Encoding
װ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xD7 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding
0x05F0
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000005F0
C/C++/Java Escape
\u05f0