# ى U+0649 ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAKSURA

Arabic alef maksura, a dotless yeh-shaped letter often seen at the end of words, giving a long a sound.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ى` |
| Codepoint | U+0649 |
| Name | ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAKSURA |
| Block | [Arabic](https://unicodekit.com/block/arabic) |
| Script | Arabic |
| Category | Other Letter (Lo) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ى` `ى` |
| CSS | `\649` |
| JavaScript | `\u0649` |
| UTF-8 | D9 89 |
| UTF-16 | 0649 |

## Notes

- represents YEH-shaped dual-joining letter with no dots in any positional form
- not intended for use in combination with 0654

## Related characters

- و [U+0648 ARABIC LETTER WAW](https://unicodekit.com/char/0648)
- ي [U+064A ARABIC LETTER YEH](https://unicodekit.com/char/064A)
- ه [U+0647 ARABIC LETTER HEH](https://unicodekit.com/char/0647)
- [U+064B ARABIC FATHATAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/064B)
- ن [U+0646 ARABIC LETTER NOON](https://unicodekit.com/char/0646)
- [U+064C ARABIC DAMMATAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/064C)
- م [U+0645 ARABIC LETTER MEEM](https://unicodekit.com/char/0645)
- [U+064D ARABIC KASRATAN](https://unicodekit.com/char/064D)
- ل [U+0644 ARABIC LETTER LAM](https://unicodekit.com/char/0644)
- [U+064E ARABIC FATHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/064E)
- ك [U+0643 ARABIC LETTER KAF](https://unicodekit.com/char/0643)
- [U+064F ARABIC DAMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/064F)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0649 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0649