U+FBDE "" Arabic Letter Ve Isolated Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FBDE "" Arabic Letter Ve Isolated Form is a presentation form of the Arabic letter "Ve," which is used primarily in the Arabic script to represent a "v" sound, a consonant not native to Classical Arabic but necessary for writing loanwords from languages such as Persian, Urdu, and Turkish. This specific character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block and is designed for isolated contexts where the letter appears alone, distinct from its initial, medial, or final shapes. It consists of a base form similar to the Arabic letter "Fāʼ" but with three dots above its angled head, reflecting its adaptation for foreign phonetics. While modern digital fonts often handle the "Ve" sound through standard encoding, this presentation form provides a fixed glyph for precise typographic use in older systems or specialized text rendering.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﯞ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﯞ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xAF 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFBDE
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FBDE
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufbde