U+FB5C "ﭜ" Arabic Letter Beheh Initial Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+FB5C "ﭜ" Arabic Letter Beheh Initial Form is a presentation form of the Arabic letter "beheh" that appears only at the beginning of a word when connected to the following letter, specifically designed for use in complex text layout systems to ensure correct calligraphic joining. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, which contains contextual glyph variants needed for accurate rendering of Arabic script in digital environments. Unlike standard Unicode Arabic letters, which have automatic shaping, this encoded form explicitly specifies the initial position style, typically used in historical texts or specialized typography where precise control over letterforms is required.
General Properties
Code Point
U+FB5C
Name
Arabic Letter Beheh Initial Form
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ﭜ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﭜ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xAD 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFB5C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FB5C
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufb5c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Arabic