U+05F2 "ײ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Yod Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ײ
Source: Noto Rashi Hebrew Source: Browser Default

U+05F2 "ײ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Yod is a typographic ligature used in the Yiddish language, specifically representing a sequence of two yod characters (יי) that function as a single grapheme. This ligature is employed to denote a diphthong sound typically pronounced as "ay" or "ey" in Yiddish, distinguishing it from the separate use of the individual yods. It has its own code point in Unicode to facilitate accurate representation and rendering in digital text, helping maintain the orthographic conventions of Yiddish that differ from standard Hebrew.

General Properties

Code Point
U+05F2
Name
Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Double Yod
Unicode 1.0 Name
Hebrew Letter Double Yod

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ײ
HTML Hex Encoding
ײ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xD7 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding
0x05F2
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000005F2
C/C++/Java Escape
\u05f2