This is the Unicode character ARABIC SUBSCRIPT ALEF, code point U+0656 (decimal 1622) in the Arabic block, added in Unicode 4.0. In HTML write ٖ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes D9 96.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0656 |
| Decimal | 1622 |
| UTF-8 bytes | D9 96 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0656 |
| UTF-32 | 00000656 |
| HTML decimal | ٖ |
| HTML hex | ٖ |
| CSS | \656 |
| JavaScript | \u0656 |
| JSON | \u0656 |
| Python | \u0656 |
| Python by name | \N{ARABIC SUBSCRIPT ALEF} |
| Java, C# | \u0656 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{656} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0656 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %D9%96 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | ARABIC SUBSCRIPT ALEF |
| Code point | U+0656 (decimal 1622) |
| Block | Arabic (U+0600–U+06FF) |
| General category | Mn: Non-spacing mark |
| Script | Arabic |
| Bidirectional class | NSM: Non-spacing mark |
| Combining class | 220 |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 4.0 |
Nearby in Arabic
- U+064E Arabic Fatha
- U+064F Arabic Damma
- U+0650 Arabic Kasra
- U+0651 Arabic Shadda
- U+0652 Arabic Sukun
- U+0653 Arabic Maddah Above
- U+0654 Arabic Hamza Above
- U+0655 Arabic Hamza Below
- U+0657 Arabic Inverted Damma
- U+0658 Arabic Mark Noon Ghunna
- U+0659 Arabic Zwarakay
- U+065A Arabic Vowel Sign Small V Above
- U+065B Arabic Vowel Sign Inverted Small V Above
- U+065C Arabic Vowel Sign Dot Below
- U+065D Arabic Reversed Damma
- U+065E Arabic Fatha With Two Dots
All 256 characters: Arabic.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ARABIC SUBSCRIPT ALEF?
- Use ٖ (decimal) or ٖ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0656?
- D9 96 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %D9%96.
- How do I write U+0656 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0656. Python: \u0656.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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