U+FCCC "" Arabic Ligature Lam with Meem Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FCCC "" Arabic Ligature Lam with Meem Initial Form is a special typographic variant used in the Arabic script to represent the joined initial forms of the letters Lam (ل) and Meem (م) when they appear as a ligature at the beginning of a word. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, which was designed specifically to support advanced cursive rendering and compatibility with older text processing systems. Its use helps create a more cohesive and aesthetically consistent appearance in Arabic calligraphy and typesetting, though in modern Unicode implementations it is often replaced by the standard sequence of Lam and Meem plus a shaping engine that automatically produces the correct ligated form.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB3 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCCC
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCCC
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufccc