U+FCF7 "" Arabic Ligature Ain with Alef Maksura Isolated Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FCF7 "" Arabic Ligature Ain with Alef Maksura Isolated Form is a typographic ligature found in the Arabic script block, representing the combination of the Arabic letter Ain (ع) and Alef Maksura (ى) in their isolated form. This ligature is used in certain calligraphic and historical contexts to visually merge two characters into a single glyph for aesthetic or space-saving reasons, specifically within the Arabic Presentation Forms-A range, which encodes such ligatures for compatibility with older text rendering systems. It belongs to a set of Arabic ligatures that are rarely needed in modern digital text but remain important for accurately displaying Quranic manuscripts, classical literature, or stylized typography where traditional ligature rules apply.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﳷ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﳷ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB3 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFCF7
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FCF7
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufcf7