Arabic Presentation Forms-A

Arabic Presentation Forms-A
Arabic Presentation Forms-A
Range	U+FB50..U+FDFF; (688 code points)
Plane	BMP
Scripts	Arabic (609 char.) ; Common (2 char.)
Major alphabets	Central Asian languages; Pashto; Persian; Sindhi; Urdu
Symbol sets	contextual forms; multi-letter and; word ligatures
Assigned	611 code points
Unused	45 reserved code points ; 32 non-characters
Unicode version history
1.1 (1993)	593 (+593)
3.2 (2002)	594 (+1)
4.0 (2003)	595 (+1)
6.0 (2010)	611 (+16)
Unicode documentation
	Code chart ∣ Web page
	Note:

Arabic Presentation Forms-A is a Unicode block encoding contextual forms and ligatures of letter variants needed for Persian, Urdu, Sindhi and Central Asian languages. The presentation forms are present only for compatibility with older standards, and are not currently needed for coding text.^[3]

Arabic Presentation Forms-A^[1]^[2]^[3] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	A	B	C	D	E	F
U+FB5x	ﭐ	ﭑ	ﭒ	ﭓ	ﭔ	ﭕ	ﭖ	ﭗ	ﭘ	ﭙ	ﭚ	ﭛ	ﭜ	ﭝ	ﭞ	ﭟ
U+FB6x	ﭠ	ﭡ	ﭢ	ﭣ	ﭤ	ﭥ	ﭦ	ﭧ	ﭨ	ﭩ	ﭪ	ﭫ	ﭬ	ﭭ	ﭮ	ﭯ
U+FB7x	ﭰ	ﭱ	ﭲ	ﭳ	ﭴ	ﭵ	ﭶ	ﭷ	ﭸ	ﭹ	ﭺ	ﭻ	ﭼ	ﭽ	ﭾ	ﭿ
U+FB8x	ﮀ	ﮁ	ﮂ	ﮃ	ﮄ	ﮅ	ﮆ	ﮇ	ﮈ	ﮉ	ﮊ	ﮋ	ﮌ	ﮍ	ﮎ	ﮏ
U+FB9x	ﮐ	ﮑ	ﮒ	ﮓ	ﮔ	ﮕ	ﮖ	ﮗ	ﮘ	ﮙ	ﮚ	ﮛ	ﮜ	ﮝ	ﮞ	ﮟ
U+FBAx	ﮠ	ﮡ	ﮢ	ﮣ	ﮤ	ﮥ	ﮦ	ﮧ	ﮨ	ﮩ	ﮪ	ﮫ	ﮬ	ﮭ	ﮮ	ﮯ
U+FBBx	ﮰ	ﮱ	﮲	﮳	﮴	﮵	﮶	﮷	﮸	﮹	﮺	﮻	﮼	﮽	﮾	﮿
U+FBCx	﯀	﯁	﯂
U+FBDx				ﯓ	ﯔ	ﯕ	ﯖ	ﯗ	ﯘ	ﯙ	ﯚ	ﯛ	ﯜ	ﯝ	ﯞ	ﯟ
U+FBEx	ﯠ	ﯡ	ﯢ	ﯣ	ﯤ	ﯥ	ﯦ	ﯧ	ﯨ	ﯩ	ﯪ	ﯫ	ﯬ	ﯭ	ﯮ	ﯯ
U+FBFx	ﯰ	ﯱ	ﯲ	ﯳ	ﯴ	ﯵ	ﯶ	ﯷ	ﯸ	ﯹ	ﯺ	ﯻ	ﯼ	ﯽ	ﯾ	ﯿ
U+FC0x	ﰀ	ﰁ	ﰂ	ﰃ	ﰄ	ﰅ	ﰆ	ﰇ	ﰈ	ﰉ	ﰊ	ﰋ	ﰌ	ﰍ	ﰎ	ﰏ
U+FC1x	ﰐ	ﰑ	ﰒ	ﰓ	ﰔ	ﰕ	ﰖ	ﰗ	ﰘ	ﰙ	ﰚ	ﰛ	ﰜ	ﰝ	ﰞ	ﰟ
U+FC2x	ﰠ	ﰡ	ﰢ	ﰣ	ﰤ	ﰥ	ﰦ	ﰧ	ﰨ	ﰩ	ﰪ	ﰫ	ﰬ	ﰭ	ﰮ	ﰯ
U+FC3x	ﰰ	ﰱ	ﰲ	ﰳ	ﰴ	ﰵ	ﰶ	ﰷ	ﰸ	ﰹ	ﰺ	ﰻ	ﰼ	ﰽ	ﰾ	ﰿ
U+FC4x	ﱀ	ﱁ	ﱂ	ﱃ	ﱄ	ﱅ	ﱆ	ﱇ	ﱈ	ﱉ	ﱊ	ﱋ	ﱌ	ﱍ	ﱎ	ﱏ
U+FC5x	ﱐ	ﱑ	ﱒ	ﱓ	ﱔ	ﱕ	ﱖ	ﱗ	ﱘ	ﱙ	ﱚ	ﱛ	ﱜ	ﱝ	ﱞ	ﱟ
U+FC6x	ﱠ	ﱡ	ﱢ	ﱣ	ﱤ	ﱥ	ﱦ	ﱧ	ﱨ	ﱩ	ﱪ	ﱫ	ﱬ	ﱭ	ﱮ	ﱯ
U+FC7x	ﱰ	ﱱ	ﱲ	ﱳ	ﱴ	ﱵ	ﱶ	ﱷ	ﱸ	ﱹ	ﱺ	ﱻ	ﱼ	ﱽ	ﱾ	ﱿ
U+FC8x	ﲀ	ﲁ	ﲂ	ﲃ	ﲄ	ﲅ	ﲆ	ﲇ	ﲈ	ﲉ	ﲊ	ﲋ	ﲌ	ﲍ	ﲎ	ﲏ
U+FC9x	ﲐ	ﲑ	ﲒ	ﲓ	ﲔ	ﲕ	ﲖ	ﲗ	ﲘ	ﲙ	ﲚ	ﲛ	ﲜ	ﲝ	ﲞ	ﲟ
U+FCAx	ﲠ	ﲡ	ﲢ	ﲣ	ﲤ	ﲥ	ﲦ	ﲧ	ﲨ	ﲩ	ﲪ	ﲫ	ﲬ	ﲭ	ﲮ	ﲯ
U+FCBx	ﲰ	ﲱ	ﲲ	ﲳ	ﲴ	ﲵ	ﲶ	ﲷ	ﲸ	ﲹ	ﲺ	ﲻ	ﲼ	ﲽ	ﲾ	ﲿ
U+FCCx	ﳀ	ﳁ	ﳂ	ﳃ	ﳄ	ﳅ	ﳆ	ﳇ	ﳈ	ﳉ	ﳊ	ﳋ	ﳌ	ﳍ	ﳎ	ﳏ
U+FCDx	ﳐ	ﳑ	ﳒ	ﳓ	ﳔ	ﳕ	ﳖ	ﳗ	ﳘ	ﳙ	ﳚ	ﳛ	ﳜ	ﳝ	ﳞ	ﳟ
U+FCEx	ﳠ	ﳡ	ﳢ	ﳣ	ﳤ	ﳥ	ﳦ	ﳧ	ﳨ	ﳩ	ﳪ	ﳫ	ﳬ	ﳭ	ﳮ	ﳯ
U+FCFx	ﳰ	ﳱ	ﳲ	ﳳ	ﳴ	ﳵ	ﳶ	ﳷ	ﳸ	ﳹ	ﳺ	ﳻ	ﳼ	ﳽ	ﳾ	ﳿ
U+FD0x	ﴀ	ﴁ	ﴂ	ﴃ	ﴄ	ﴅ	ﴆ	ﴇ	ﴈ	ﴉ	ﴊ	ﴋ	ﴌ	ﴍ	ﴎ	ﴏ
U+FD1x	ﴐ	ﴑ	ﴒ	ﴓ	ﴔ	ﴕ	ﴖ	ﴗ	ﴘ	ﴙ	ﴚ	ﴛ	ﴜ	ﴝ	ﴞ	ﴟ
U+FD2x	ﴠ	ﴡ	ﴢ	ﴣ	ﴤ	ﴥ	ﴦ	ﴧ	ﴨ	ﴩ	ﴪ	ﴫ	ﴬ	ﴭ	ﴮ	ﴯ
U+FD3x	ﴰ	ﴱ	ﴲ	ﴳ	ﴴ	ﴵ	ﴶ	ﴷ	ﴸ	ﴹ	ﴺ	ﴻ	ﴼ	ﴽ	﴾	﴿
U+FD4x	﵀	﵁	﵂	﵃	﵄	﵅	﵆	﵇	﵈	﵉	﵊	﵋	﵌	﵍	﵎	﵏
U+FD5x	ﵐ	ﵑ	ﵒ	ﵓ	ﵔ	ﵕ	ﵖ	ﵗ	ﵘ	ﵙ	ﵚ	ﵛ	ﵜ	ﵝ	ﵞ	ﵟ
U+FD6x	ﵠ	ﵡ	ﵢ	ﵣ	ﵤ	ﵥ	ﵦ	ﵧ	ﵨ	ﵩ	ﵪ	ﵫ	ﵬ	ﵭ	ﵮ	ﵯ
U+FD7x	ﵰ	ﵱ	ﵲ	ﵳ	ﵴ	ﵵ	ﵶ	ﵷ	ﵸ	ﵹ	ﵺ	ﵻ	ﵼ	ﵽ	ﵾ	ﵿ
U+FD8x	ﶀ	ﶁ	ﶂ	ﶃ	ﶄ	ﶅ	ﶆ	ﶇ	ﶈ	ﶉ	ﶊ	ﶋ	ﶌ	ﶍ	ﶎ	ﶏ
U+FD9x			ﶒ	ﶓ	ﶔ	ﶕ	ﶖ	ﶗ	ﶘ	ﶙ	ﶚ	ﶛ	ﶜ	ﶝ	ﶞ	ﶟ
U+FDAx	ﶠ	ﶡ	ﶢ	ﶣ	ﶤ	ﶥ	ﶦ	ﶧ	ﶨ	ﶩ	ﶪ	ﶫ	ﶬ	ﶭ	ﶮ	ﶯ
U+FDBx	ﶰ	ﶱ	ﶲ	ﶳ	ﶴ	ﶵ	ﶶ	ﶷ	ﶸ	ﶹ	ﶺ	ﶻ	ﶼ	ﶽ	ﶾ	ﶿ
U+FDCx	ﷀ	ﷁ	ﷂ	ﷃ	ﷄ	ﷅ	ﷆ	ﷇ								﷏
U+FDDx
U+FDEx
U+FDFx	ﷰ	ﷱ	ﷲ	ﷳ	ﷴ	ﷵ	ﷶ	ﷷ	ﷸ	ﷹ	ﷺ	ﷻ	﷼	﷽	﷾	﷿
Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points 3.^ Black areas indicate noncharacters (code points that are guaranteed never to be assigned as encoded characters in the Unicode Standard)

References

^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ The Unicode Standard Version 1.0, Volume 1. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. 1990–1991. ISBN 0-201-56788-1.
^ The Unicode Consortium. The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0.0, (Mountain View, CA: The Unicode Consortium, 2011. ISBN 978-1-936213-01-6), Chapter 8

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[1] "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

[2] The Unicode Standard Version 1.0, Volume 1. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. 1990–1991. ISBN 0-201-56788-1.

[3] The Unicode Consortium. The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0.0, (Mountain View, CA: The Unicode Consortium, 2011. ISBN 978-1-936213-01-6), Chapter 8

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