ױ Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Vav Yod
U+05F1
ױ
ℹ️ About
The Hebrew Ligature Yiddish Vav Yod (ױ) is an orthographic unit specifically used in Yiddish text. Technically, it combines the Hebrew letters Vav and Yod into a single codepoint to represent the diphthong “oy”. While it can be decomposed into U+05D5 and U+05D9, using the atomic ligature U+05F1 ensures consistent kerning and prevents line-breaking between the two components.
⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with the separate characters וי.
⚡ Codes
HTML
ױ
CSS
\05F1
Python
\u05F1
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