U+FDB4 "" Arabic Ligature Qaf with Meem with Hah Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FDB4 "" Arabic Ligature Qaf with Meem with Hah Initial Form is a typographic ligature used in the Arabic script, specifically designed to combine the letters Qaf (ق), Meem (م), and Hah (ح) into a single connected glyph in their initial or word-starting forms. This character is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, which encodes contextual shapes and ligatures that facilitate accurate rendering of complex Arabic calligraphy and typesetting. It represents a tri-consonantal sequence often found in classical or religious texts, such as those containing the divine name or scholarly terminology, where aesthetic or scribal tradition demands a compact and flowing visual representation. U+FDB4 is not intended for modern plain text interchange but rather for specialized use in legacy systems, typography, or digital reproductions of historical manuscripts.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﶴ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﶴ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB6 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFDB4
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FDB4
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufdb4