U+FBF8 "" Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with E Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FBF8 "" Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with E Initial Form is a specialized typographic character used in the Arabic script for the presentation of a specific ligature. It represents the initial form of the letter "Yeh" (ﻱ) combined with a hamza above and an additional "E" component, often appearing in complex text rendering for languages like Persian or Urdu. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, designed primarily for compatibility with legacy text systems and for precise digital typesetting, allowing words to display their proper calligraphic shapes when a "Yeh with Hamza Above" is followed by a connecting letter in its initial position.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﯸ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﯸ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xAF 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFBF8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FBF8
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufbf8