U+FC86 "ﲆ" Arabic Ligature Lam with Alef Maksura Final Form Unicode Character

U+FC86 "ﲆ" Arabic Ligature Lam with Alef Maksura Final Form is a typographic ligature used in the Arabic script, specifically representing the combined form of the letters Lam (ل) and Alef Maksura (ى) when they appear in the final position of a word. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, which was designed to support traditional calligraphic and typesetting conventions where certain letter pairs are joined into a single glyph for aesthetic or readability purposes. In written Arabic, this ligature is commonly employed in words where the sequence of Lam followed by a final Alef Maksura occurs, such as in the name "على" (meaning "on" or "upon"), to maintain a smooth and connected cursive flow. While modern digital fonts often handle this combination through automatic shaping, U+FC86 provides a precomposed option for environments with limited rendering capabilities.