U+FD4A "" Arabic Ligature Alayhi as-Salaatu Was-Salaam Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FD4A "" Arabic Ligature Alayhi as-Salaatu Was-Salaam is a typographic ligature used in Arabic script to represent the Arabic phrase "عليه الصلاة والسلام" which translates to "Upon him be blessings and peace" in English. This phrase is an Islamic honorific traditionally appended after the name of the Prophet Muhammad in written texts, functioning as a sign of respect and devotion. The ligature combines multiple Arabic characters into a single glyph, simplifying typesetting and preserving the sacred phrase's compact visual form in religious, scholarly, or digital documents. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates consistent representation across different platforms and fonts, ensuring the honorific is correctly displayed in electronic communications and publications.

General Properties

Code Point
U+FD4A
Name
Arabic Ligature Alayhi as-Salaatu Was-Salaam

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
﵊
HTML Hex Encoding
﵊
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB5 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFD4A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FD4A
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufd4a