# ا U+0627 ARABIC LETTER ALEF

Arabic alef, the first letter of the alphabet, a plain vertical stroke standing for a long a sound.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ا` |
| Codepoint | U+0627 |
| Name | ARABIC LETTER ALEF |
| Block | [Arabic](https://unicodekit.com/block/arabic) |
| Script | Arabic |
| Category | Other Letter (Lo) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ا` `ا` |
| CSS | `\627` |
| JavaScript | `\u0627` |
| UTF-8 | D8 A7 |
| UTF-16 | 0627 |

## Related characters

- ئ [U+0626 ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0626)
- ب [U+0628 ARABIC LETTER BEH](https://unicodekit.com/char/0628)
- إ [U+0625 ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW](https://unicodekit.com/char/0625)
- ة [U+0629 ARABIC LETTER TEH MARBUTA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0629)
- ؤ [U+0624 ARABIC LETTER WAW WITH HAMZA ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0624)
- ت [U+062A ARABIC LETTER TEH](https://unicodekit.com/char/062A)
- أ [U+0623 ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0623)
- ث [U+062B ARABIC LETTER THEH](https://unicodekit.com/char/062B)
- آ [U+0622 ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/0622)
- ج [U+062C ARABIC LETTER JEEM](https://unicodekit.com/char/062C)
- ء [U+0621 ARABIC LETTER HAMZA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0621)
- ح [U+062D ARABIC LETTER HAH](https://unicodekit.com/char/062D)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0627 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0627