Unicode Character "ا" (U+0627)

The character ا (Arabic Letter Alef) is represented by the Unicode codepoint U+0627. It is encoded in the Arabic block, which belongs to the Basic Multilingual Plane. It was added to Unicode in version 1.1 (June, 1993). It is HTML encoded as ا.

Main Unicode Properties

Name Arabic Letter Alef
Unicode Codepoint U+0627
Unicode Version 1.1 (June, 1993)
Block Arabic
Plane Basic Multilingual Plane

Bidirectional Data

Bidirectional class Arabic Letter (AL)
Is mirrored? No

Other Unicode Data

Category Other Letter
Script Arabic
Combining Class Not Reordered

U+0627 Conversion

HTML (decimal) ا
HTML (hex) ا
HTML (named) -
URL Escape Code %D8%A7
CSS \000627
JavaScript, JSON \u0627
C, C++, Java \u0627
Python \u0627
Rust \u{0627}
Ruby \u0627

How to type "ا"

  • Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 0 6 2 7. Release Alt.
  • Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 0 6 2 7. Release Alt.

Preview

  • ا
    Times, Times New Roman, serif
  • ا
    Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
  • ا
    Courier, Courier New, monospace

UTF Encodings

UTF-8 (hex) 0xD8 0xA7
UTF-16 (hex) 0x0627
UTF-32 (hex) 0x00000627

Characters based on "ا" (U+0627)

References