U+0648 "و" Arabic Letter Waw Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0648 "و" Arabic Letter Waw is the twenty seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, functioning as a consonant that represents the sound /w/ and also serves as a long vowel for /uː/ in certain contexts. It is used in the Arabic script across many languages, including Persian, Urdu, and Pashto, where it can have phonetic variations such as representing the vowel /o/ in Persian. In calligraphy, Waw is known for its distinctive curved form that connects to preceding letters but not always to following ones, contributing to the flowing nature of Arabic writing.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0648
Name
Arabic Letter Waw
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
و
HTML Hex Encoding
و
UTF-8 Encoding
0xD9 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0648
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000648
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0648
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic