U+FD8C "" Arabic Ligature Meem with Jeem with Hah Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FD8C "" Arabic Ligature Meem with Jeem with Hah Initial Form is a typographic ligature used in the Arabic script, specifically representing the combined initial forms of the letters Meem, Jeem, and Hah when they appear at the beginning of a word. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, designed to facilitate the accurate display of complex calligraphic and printed Arabic text where these three consonants join seamlessly in a single glyph. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the preservation and rendering of traditional Arabic orthography, particularly in Qur'anic manuscripts and other formal documents, where such ligatures enhance readability and maintain cultural script conventions.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﶌ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﶌ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB6 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFD8C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FD8C
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufd8c