U+FDC3 "" Arabic Ligature Kaf with Meem with Meem Initial Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Kufi Arabic Source: Browser Default

U+FDC3 "" Arabic Ligature Kaf with Meem with Meem Initial Form is a special typographic character used in the Arabic script to represent a precomposed, connected sequence of three letters—kaf (ك), meem (م), and another meem (م)—in their initial positional form, meaning the letters are joined together at the beginning of a word. This ligature is part of the Arabic Presentation Forms-A block, which preserves traditional calligraphic variations often found in historic and religious texts, particularly for elegant or aesthetic rendering. Its presence in Unicode allows for consistent digital display of such ligatures, which may appear in classical manuscripts or specialized typography, though it is not commonly used in modern standard Arabic writing, where individual letters would typically be typed instead.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ﷃ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﷃ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB7 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFDC3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FDC3
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufdc3