ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE

U+0623 Other Letter (Lo) · Arabic · Arab

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Overview

أ (ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE) is the Unicode character at code point U+0623. It belongs to the Arabic block, in the Other Letter (Lo) general category. Its script is Arab.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+0623
decimal	1571
htmldecimal	أ
htmlhex	أ
css	\0623
javascript	\u{623}
python	\u0623
java	\u0623
go	\u0623
ruby	\u{623}
rust	\u{623}
ccpp	\u0623
urlencoded	%D8%A3
utf8bytes	d8 a3
utf16bebytes	06 23
utf32bebytes	00 00 06 23

How to Use

HTML: أ

CSS: content: "\0623"

JavaScript: "\u{623}"

Python: "\u0623"

Properties

Block: Arabic
Script: Arab
Category: Other Letter (Lo)
Bidirectional: AL
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No
Decomposition: 0627 0654

← آ U+0622 U+0624 ؤ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the أ character (ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE)?

أ (ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE) is the Unicode character U+0623.

What is the Unicode codepoint of ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE?

The ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE character (أ) has codepoint U+0623.

How do I type or copy ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE?

Copy أ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.