ARABIC LETTER WAW

U+0648 Other Letter (Lo) · Arabic · Arab

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Overview

و (ARABIC LETTER WAW) is the Unicode character at code point U+0648. 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+0648
decimal	1608
htmldecimal	و
htmlhex	و
css	\0648
javascript	\u{648}
python	\u0648
java	\u0648
go	\u0648
ruby	\u{648}
rust	\u{648}
ccpp	\u0648
urlencoded	%D9%88
utf8bytes	d9 88
utf16bebytes	06 48
utf32bebytes	00 00 06 48

How to Use

HTML: و

CSS: content: "\0648"

JavaScript: "\u{648}"

Python: "\u0648"

Properties

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the و character (ARABIC LETTER WAW)?

و (ARABIC LETTER WAW) is the Unicode character U+0648.

What is the Unicode codepoint of ARABIC LETTER WAW?

The ARABIC LETTER WAW character (و) has codepoint U+0648.

How do I type or copy ARABIC LETTER WAW?

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