U+FCCD "" Arabic Ligature Lam with Heh Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FCCD "" Arabic Ligature Lam with Heh Initial Form is a special typographic glyph within the Arabic script block that represents the mandatory ligature of the Arabic letters Lam (ل) and Heh (ه) when they appear in their initial or word-beginning form. This ligature is used in specific calligraphic styles and Quranic or formal texts to promote visual harmony and readability, as the joining of these two characters creates a distinct, connected shape. The character is part of a broader set of Arabic presentation forms, which were encoded to accommodate traditional printing and digital rendering requirements where such ligatures are expected to be displayed as a single unit rather than as separate characters.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﳍ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﳍ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB3 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCCD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCCD
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufccd