U+08A1 "ࢡ" Arabic Letter Beh with Hamza Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+08A1 "ࢡ" Arabic Letter Beh with Hamza Above is a specific letter used in the extended Arabic script, primarily found in certain African languages such as Hausa, Fulfulde, and others that require additional phonetic distinctions not covered by the standard Arabic alphabet. It represents a variant of the letter Beh (ب) with a hamza placed above it, indicating a modified or glottalized pronunciation in the orthography of these languages. This character is part of the Arabic Extended-A block in Unicode, supporting the accurate digital representation of texts from regions where these specialized letters are essential for proper written communication.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+08A1
Name
Arabic Letter Beh with Hamza Above
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ࢡ
HTML Hex Encoding
ࢡ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE0 0xA2 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0x08A1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000008A1
C/C++/Java Escape
\u08a1
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic