U+FBDD "" Arabic Letter U with Hamza Above Isolated Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FBDD "" Arabic Letter U with Hamza Above Isolated Form is a specialized typographic symbol used in the Arabic script, representing the vowel sound /u/ accompanied by a hamza (a glottal stop marker) written above it. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, which includes contextual forms of letters for precise text rendering in complex scripts. Its isolated form is employed when the letter appears alone in a word, such as in certain transliterations or phonetic notations, enabling accurate representation of the u vowel with a hamza in digital and printed texts. As part of Unicode's comprehensive encoding of Arabic variants, it ensures that rare or stylized characters are available for scholarly, religious, or linguistic works without relying on font-specific workarounds.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﯝ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﯝ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xAF 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFBDD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FBDD
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufbdd