U+FCA4 "ﲤ" Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem Initial Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+FCA4 "ﲤ" Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem Initial Form is a typographic ligature used in Arabic script calligraphy and typesetting, representing the joined initial forms of the letters Teh (ت) and Meem (م) when they appear together at the beginning of a word. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, which contains specialized ligatures designed for precise rendering of manuscript styles. Its use ensures that the combined shape of the two letters maintains the proper cursive connection and visual harmony as dictated by traditional Arabic writing conventions, though it is considered a presentation form rather than a basic encoding for general text.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+FCA4
Name
Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem Initial Form
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ﲤ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﲤ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB2 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCA4
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCA4
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufca4
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Arabic