U+06C1 "ہ" Arabic Letter Heh Goal Unicode Character

U+06C1 "ہ" Arabic Letter Heh Goal is a distinct variant of the Arabic letter "heh" primarily used in the Urdu and Punjabi (Shahmukhi) scripts, where it represents a voiceless glottal fricative sound, akin to the English "h," and appears in its medial and final forms as a "do-chashmi heh" to denote aspiration in borrowed words or as a silent letter at the end of nouns. Unlike the standard Arabic heh, which has a circular tail, the "Goal" variant features a flat, open top and a straight vertical stroke, making it visually distinct and essential for correct orthography in South Asian languages. This character is encoded separately from U+0647 "ه" to prevent script confusion, ensuring that text in Urdu and related languages renders properly, especially in digital environments where it is used to create aspirated consonants and contextual ligatures.