کك
Persian ک vs Arabic ك
They are visually related but have different Unicode code points. Standard Persian data should use ک (U+06A9).
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Explore English, Persian and Central Kurdish (Sorani) letters with sounds, Unicode code points, joining behavior, examples and traceable references.
Referenced contentIPA + UnicodeEN · FA · CKB
ALatin
یفارسی
ڕکوردی
How the counts are used on this page
English is shown as the 26-letter Latin alphabet. Persian is shown as the conventional 32-letter teaching alphabet; آ is discussed as an orthographic form rather than counted as a separate core teaching letter. For Central Kurdish, CLDR lists 33 core letter characters, while common pedagogical presentations also treat وو as a separate alphabetic unit; this guide shows both facts explicitly.
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ALATIN
CHARACTER INSPECTOR
A · /eɪ/
Joining previewContextual shaping is rendered by your browser/font; presentation-form code points are not required.
SCRIPT COMPARISON
Three writing systems, side by side
| Feature | English | فارسی | کوردی سۆرانی |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script family | Latin | Perso-Arabic | Arabic-derived |
| Direction | LTR | RTL | RTL |
| Letter case | Uppercase + lowercase | No case distinction | No case distinction |
| Contextual joining | No | Yes | Yes |
| Vowel representation | Five conventional vowel letters; sounds vary by word. | Long vowels are represented in the alphabet; short vowels are often unmarked in ordinary text. | Sorani orthography represents vowels more explicitly than Persian/Arabic orthography. |
Why Unicode identity matters
Characters that look similar can be different code points. Persian text should use Persian Kaf ک (U+06A9) and Yeh ی (U+06CC), not the Arabic variants when standard Persian encoding is intended. This is one reason the Text Normalizer performs script-aware mappings.
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Letters that deserve a closer look
یي
Persian ی vs Arabic ي
Persian Yeh ی (U+06CC) is preferred for Persian text; Arabic Yeh ي is a different code point.
رڕ
Sorani ر vs ڕ
These are distinct Kurdish letters/sounds and must not be normalized into one another.
لڵ
Sorani ل vs ڵ
Central Kurdish distinguishes ل and ڵ; Kurdish phonetic references assign them different values.
SOURCES & REFERENCES
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This guide separates educational conventions from Unicode character repertoire and links to the sources used for each technical statement.
U1
Unicode CLDR — Exemplar Characters
U2Main-letter repertoires and the meaning of exemplar character sets; includes the English a–z example.
Unicode Consortium / CLDRUnicode CLDR — Alphabetic Information / Index Exemplars
P1Index/exemplar characters for Persian (fa) and Central Kurdish (ckb).
Unicode Consortium / CLDR 49 chartsUnicode CLDR — Persian Style Guide
U4Persian orthography notes and guidance on preferred Persian Unicode characters such as ک and ی.
Unicode CLDR · PersianUnicode Standard — Arabic Code Chart
K1Official Unicode names and code points for Arabic-script characters used by Persian and Central Kurdish.
Unicode ConsortiumKurdish Academy of Language — Kurdish Phonetic Alphabets
K2Central Kurdish Arabic-script forms and IPA values; includes وو as the long /uː/ alphabetic unit.
Kurdish Academy of LanguageRichard Ishida — Arabic (Sorani) Orthography Notes
Technical reference for modern Sorani orthography, Unicode usage, joining and typographic behavior.
r12a.github.io · updated 2026Method note: IPA values and examples are educational summaries. English letter names are distinguished from the many sounds letters can represent. Persian and Kurdish contextual shapes are rendered by the browser’s Arabic shaping engine rather than by storing presentation-form characters.
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