U+0646

Arabic noonن

Arabic noon is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arabic block, listed here under Faces & Emoticons. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "smile", "face", "emoticon".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+0646
Decimal
1606
Hex
0x0646
Octal
0o3106

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+0646
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0ARABIC LETTER NOON
DecimalBase 101606
HexadecimalBase 160x0646
OctalBase 80o3106
BinaryBase 20000011001000110
General categoryLetter, otherLo
Unicode blockU+0600–U+06FFArabic
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)ن
HTML entity (hex)ن
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\0646
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%D9%86

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u0646
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u0646
Python\u0646
Java / C# / Kotlin\u0646

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesD9 86
UTF-16 (BE)0646
UTF-32 (BE)00000646

How to type Arabic noon

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +646 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 646 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 0646. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Arabic noon".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 646, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ن in HTML, \0646 in CSS, and \u0646 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
ARABIC LETTER NOON
Block
Arabic (U+0600–U+06FF)
General category
Lo — Letter, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Arabic block: U0600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Arabic noon symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ن and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Arabic noon?

Arabic noon is U+0646 (decimal 1606, hexadecimal 0x0646, octal 0o3106). It lives in the Arabic block (U+0600–U+06FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Arabic noon?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "ARABIC LETTER NOON". Its General_Category is Lo (Letter, other).

What is the HTML code for Arabic noon?

Use ن or ن. In CSS, use content: "\0646".

How do I type Arabic noon in code?

JavaScript: "\u0646". Python: "\u0646". JSON and Java: "\u0646". The UTF-8 byte sequence is D9 86.

Is Arabic noon an emoji?

No. Arabic noon is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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