Q: How do I write ی in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ی (decimal) or ی (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

Question 1

What is the character U+06CC?

Accepted Answer

U+06CC ی is officially named ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH. It belongs to the Arabic block and the category Other letter.

Question 2

How do I type ی?

Accepted Answer

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 06CC, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 06cc, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 06CC. Or simply copy it from this page.

Question 3

How do I write ی in HTML?

Accepted Answer

As a numeric character reference &#1740; (decimal) or &#x06CC; (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

Question 4

How is ی encoded in UTF-8?

Accepted Answer

In UTF-8 the character takes 2 bytes: DB 8C. In UTF-16: 06CC.

Name	ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH
Code point	`U+06CC`
Decimal	`1740`
Block	Arabic
Category	Other letter (Lo)
UTF-8	`DB 8C`
UTF-16	`06CC`
UTF-32	`000006CC`
HTML	`ی` `ی`
CSS	`\06CC`
JavaScript	`\u06CC`
Python	`\u06cc`
URL-encoded	`%DB%8C`

U+06CC ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH

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