U+FE8E "ﺎ" Arabic Letter Alef Final Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+FE8E "ﺎ" Arabic Letter Alef Final Form is a presentation form variant of the standard Arabic letter alef, specifically designed for use at the end of a word when connected to a preceding character in cursive Arabic script. Unlike the isolated form (ا), this final form features a small tail or ligature stroke that links it to the right, allowing it to seamlessly continue the flow of writing from the previous letter. It represents the long vowel "ā" and is an essential part of the Arabic writing system, commonly used in printed texts, digital fonts, and calligraphy to maintain proper typographic joining rules.
General Properties
Code Point
U+FE8E
Name
Arabic Letter Alef Final Form
Unicode 1.0 Name
Glyph for Final Arabic Alef
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ﺎ
HTML Hex Encoding
ﺎ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xBA 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFE8E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FE8E
C/C++/Java Escape
\ufe8e
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Arabic