U+FB1F "ײַ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Yod Yod Patah Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+FB1F "ײַ" Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Yod Yod Patah is a typographic ligature used primarily in Yiddish orthography, combining two Hebrew letter yods followed by a patah vowel mark into a single glyph. This character represents a specific diphthong sound, typically the "ay" or "ai" vowel, and is found in Yiddish words where the sequence "יי" denotes the diphthong, such as in the word "פּײַ" (pie). As part of the Unicode standard's alphabetic presentation forms block, it facilitates correct rendering in digital text while preserving the traditional typographic convention of Yiddish typesetting.
General Properties
Code Point
U+FB1F
Name
Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Yod Yod Patah
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ײַ
HTML Hex Encoding
ײַ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xAC 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFB1F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FB1F
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufb1f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Hebrew