U+FCAD "" Arabic Ligature Seen with Jeem Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FCAD "" Arabic Ligature Seen with Jeem Initial Form is a typographic ligature used in the Arabic script, specifically combining the letters Seen (س) and Jeem (ج) in their initial forms to create a single, compact glyph for more efficient and aesthetically pleasing calligraphic writing. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, which contains precomposed positional ligatures that simplify text rendering in complex scripts, particularly for historical or decorative contexts. It appears at the beginning of a word, where the initial form of Seen is joined with Jeem, and its use reflects traditional manuscript styles where such ligatures enhance readability and visual harmony in connected Arabic script.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB2 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCAD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCAD
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufcad