U+0886 "" Arabic Letter Thin Yeh Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+0886 "" Arabic Letter Thin Yeh is a relatively rare Arabic script character used primarily in specific historical or orthographic contexts, particularly within the Arabic-based writing systems of certain West African languages such as Hausa, where it represents a palatal sound distinct from the standard Arabic Yeh. This character is part of the Arabic Extended-B block and was added to the Unicode standard to support scholarly transcription and accurate digital representation of regional linguistic traditions. Its form is denoted as "thin" to differentiate it from the standard Yeh, reflecting a narrower or less filled stroke in calligraphic or typeface designs, which helps preserve the phonetic and orthographic nuances of the languages that employ it.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ࢆ
HTML Hex Encoding
ࢆ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA2 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0886
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000886
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0886