U+FE73 "ﹳ" Arabic Tail Fragment Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+FE73 "ﹳ" Arabic Tail Fragment is a typographic variant form used in specific Arabic script contexts, primarily within the Nasta'liq calligraphic style. It represents a detached or isolated tail portion of certain Arabic letters, such as the final form of beh or yeh, and is employed to create precise visual connections or spacing in complex text layouts. This character belongs to the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block, which includes contextual glyph variants for advanced typography, though its use is rare in modern digital text and often requires specialized fonts or rendering engines for proper display.
General Properties
Code Point
U+FE73
Name
Arabic Tail Fragment
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ﹳ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﹳ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xB9 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFE73
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FE73
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufe73
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Arabic