Arabic Presentation Forms-B Unicode Block

The Unicode block "Arabic Presentation Forms-B" is a set of character encodings within the Unicode Standard that specifically caters to the representation of Arabic script ligatures and contextual forms used primarily in legacy computing systems. This block, which occupies the code point range U+FE70 to U+FEFF, was primarily designed to ensure compatibility with older text processing systems and documents that relied on specific Arabic presentations. It includes various ligatures, alternate forms of characters for joining scripts, and marks that were predominantly used in legacy systems or specialized text rendering scenarios. Its purpose was to ease the transition of Arabic script documents from older encoding systems to the broader, more universal Unicode Standard, which supports a wider array of languages and scripts with greater consistency.

Despite its utility in certain contexts, the use of the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block is generally discouraged in modern applications. This is because Unicode's design philosophy encourages the use of standard, non-presentation forms as it allows text rendering engines to consistently manage contextual forms and ligatures automatically, based on typography and layout rules. As such, text encoded using Arabic Presentation Forms-B may not always display correctly or optimally in systems that use advanced text processing and rendering techniques common in contemporary software. Instead, developers and content creators are encouraged to use basic Arabic characters, allowing software applications to handle presentation according to current text display standards, ensuring greater compatibility, and more efficient text processing across different platforms and languages.

View a range of fonts that support the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Arabic Presentation Forms-B unicode block. Currently there are 141 characters in this block.

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Image	Browser	Unicode	Name
	ﻕ	U+FED5	Arabic Letter Qaf Isolated Form
	ﻖ	U+FED6	Arabic Letter Qaf Final Form
	ﻗ	U+FED7	Arabic Letter Qaf Initial Form
	ﻘ	U+FED8	Arabic Letter Qaf Medial Form
	ﻙ	U+FED9	Arabic Letter Kaf Isolated Form
	ﻚ	U+FEDA	Arabic Letter Kaf Final Form
	ﻛ	U+FEDB	Arabic Letter Kaf Initial Form
	ﻜ	U+FEDC	Arabic Letter Kaf Medial Form
	ﻝ	U+FEDD	Arabic Letter Lam Isolated Form
	ﻞ	U+FEDE	Arabic Letter Lam Final Form
	ﻟ	U+FEDF	Arabic Letter Lam Initial Form
	ﻠ	U+FEE0	Arabic Letter Lam Medial Form
	ﻡ	U+FEE1	Arabic Letter Meem Isolated Form
	ﻢ	U+FEE2	Arabic Letter Meem Final Form
	ﻣ	U+FEE3	Arabic Letter Meem Initial Form
	ﻤ	U+FEE4	Arabic Letter Meem Medial Form
	ﻥ	U+FEE5	Arabic Letter Noon Isolated Form
	ﻦ	U+FEE6	Arabic Letter Noon Final Form
	ﻧ	U+FEE7	Arabic Letter Noon Initial Form
	ﻨ	U+FEE8	Arabic Letter Noon Medial Form
	ﻩ	U+FEE9	Arabic Letter Heh Isolated Form
	ﻪ	U+FEEA	Arabic Letter Heh Final Form
	ﻫ	U+FEEB	Arabic Letter Heh Initial Form
	ﻬ	U+FEEC	Arabic Letter Heh Medial Form
	ﻭ	U+FEED	Arabic Letter Waw Isolated Form
	ﻮ	U+FEEE	Arabic Letter Waw Final Form
	ﻯ	U+FEEF	Arabic Letter Alef Maksura Isolated Form
	ﻰ	U+FEF0	Arabic Letter Alef Maksura Final Form
	ﻱ	U+FEF1	Arabic Letter Yeh Isolated Form
	ﻲ	U+FEF2	Arabic Letter Yeh Final Form
	ﻳ	U+FEF3	Arabic Letter Yeh Initial Form
	ﻴ	U+FEF4	Arabic Letter Yeh Medial Form
	ﻵ	U+FEF5	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef With Madda Above Isolated Form
	ﻶ	U+FEF6	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef With Madda Above Final Form
	ﻷ	U+FEF7	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef With Hamza Above Isolated Form
	ﻸ	U+FEF8	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef With Hamza Above Final Form
	ﻹ	U+FEF9	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef With Hamza Below Isolated Form
	ﻺ	U+FEFA	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef With Hamza Below Final Form
	ﻻ	U+FEFB	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef Isolated Form
	ﻼ	U+FEFC	Arabic Ligature Lam With Alef Final Form
N/A		U+FEFF	Zero Width No-Break Space