U+FD70 "" Arabic Ligature Dad with Khah with Meem Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FD70 "" Arabic Ligature Dad with Khah with Meem Initial Form is a specialized typographic glyph used in the Arabic script, representing a ligature that combines the letters Dad (ض), Khah (خ), and Meem (م) in their initial forms. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, a range designed to support complex text layout and calligraphic traditions, particularly for languages such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu that utilize such ligatures for aesthetic or practical reasons in typesetting. It is typically employed in contexts where a word begins with this consonant cluster, allowing for a seamless and visually compact representation that reflects historical handwriting practices. As a non-spacing mark, it is not intended for modern plain text but rather for legacy systems or specialized display requirements where precise glyph shaping is necessary.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﵰ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﵰ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB5 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFD70
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FD70
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufd70