U+FCB5 "" Arabic Ligature Dad with Hah Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FCB5 "" Arabic Ligature Dad with Hah Initial Form is a typographic presentation form used in the Arabic script, specifically representing the two-letter combination of the letters ṣād (ض) and ḥāʾ (ح) joined together in their initial form. This ligature appears in certain Arabic calligraphic styles and older typesetting systems where such combined shapes were employed to enhance visual consistency or save space, particularly in Quranic texts or formally printed works. It belongs to the "Arabic Presentation Forms-A" block, which codifies these specialized ligatures for compatibility with legacy fonts, though modern Arabic typography typically uses separate character sequences instead. While rarely necessary in contemporary Unicode implementations, U+FCB5 remains available for representing historical or stylistic renditions of the digraph, especially when reproducing digital facsimiles of classical manuscripts.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﲵ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﲵ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB2 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCB5
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCB5
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufcb5