U+FCED "" Arabic Ligature Lam with Meem Medial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FCED "" Arabic Ligature Lam with Meem Medial Form is a typographic variant used in Arabic script calligraphy and typesetting, representing the joined medial form of the letters lam (ل) and meem (م) as a single ligature. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, which was designed to handle contextual shaping and stylistic alternates for Arabic text, particularly in legacy systems or high-end typesetting. Its use ensures that the two characters appear as a cohesive, gracefully connected glyph when they occur together in the middle of a word, following the cursive flow of Arabic writing and helping maintain visual harmony in printed or displayed Arabic text.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
ﳭ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB3 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCED
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCED
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufced