What 𞸞 means
A dotless Arabic letter form used in mathematical notation.
Arabic math draws on alphabet forms used for centuries in manuscripts and print, including Arabic and Persian writing. North African algebraic notation is attested by the late 12th century; later examples include mathematician al-Qalasadi in the 15th century and a copy finished in Istanbul in 1747, later found in Jerba, Tunisia.
Does the dot change its meaning?
No; the dot marks style, not a mathematical difference.
A 2006 technical note describes dotted and undotted forms as local choices, with documents using one style consistently. This character also stays unshaped: unlike ordinary Arabic letters, it does not connect to neighbors.
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Who writes 𞸞
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𞸞 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Arabic Mathematical Alphabetic Symbols block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𞸞
- Search it as
- dotless fa · dotless feh · arabic math feh · arabic algebra notation · arabic algebra symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𞸞\1EE1ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.