U+FCA9 "ﲩ" Arabic Ligature Hah with Jeem Initial Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+FCA9 "ﲩ" Arabic Ligature Hah with Jeem Initial Form is a typographic ligature used in the Arabic script, specifically representing the combined initial form of the letters "Hah" (ه) and "Jeem" (ج). This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block and is employed in calligraphic and typesetting contexts to create a visually cohesive and flowing representation of the two consonants when they appear together at the beginning of a word. As a ligature, it replaces the separate initial shapes of Hah and Jeem, streamlining the script for aesthetic or practical reasons in traditional and modern Arabic typography.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+FCA9
Name
Arabic Ligature Hah with Jeem Initial Form
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ﲩ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﲩ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB2 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCA9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCA9
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufca9
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Arabic