Latin Small Ligature FI (NFC) vs Separate F+I (NFKC)

Compare the fi ligature character with separate f+i letters -- NFC preserves the ligature as a single code point while NFKC decomposes it into its compatibility equivalents for better searchability.

Latin Small Ligature FI
U+FB01
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Latin Small Letter F
U+0066
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Latin Small Letter I
U+0069
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Detailed Comparison

Property Latin Small Ligature FI Latin Small Letter F Latin Small Letter I
Character f i
Code Point U+FB01 U+0066 U+0069
Decimal 64257 102 105
Unicode Name LATIN SMALL LIGATURE FI LATIN SMALL LETTER F LATIN SMALL LETTER I
Category Lowercase Letter Lowercase Letter Lowercase Letter
Block
HTML fi f i
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