Unicode has a number of honorific ligatures. The below chart should aid in understanding in what context they should be used. As new characters, applications may have problems with rendering them in right-to-left text. In some cases, you can correct reading order problems by inserting U+200F RIGHT-TO-LEFT MARK after the honorific ligature.

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Unicode Name
ARABIC LIGATURE… (for prophets)		USVGlyphMeaning
ALAYHI AS-SALAAMFD47﵇ Peace be upon him.
(The normal honorific used after a prophet’s or an Archangel’s name.)
ALAYHIM AS-SALAAMFD48﵈ Peace be upon them (masculine plural).
(Used for two or more prophets.)
ALAYHIMAA AS-SALAAMFD49﵉ Peace be upon them (both).
(Used for prophets and angels.)
ALAYHAA AS-SALAAMFD4D﵍ Peace be upon her.
(Used after the name of a woman who was the mother of a prophet.)
ALAYHI AS-SALAATU WAS-SALAAMFD4A﵊ Blessings and Peace be upon him.
(A lesser used honorific used after a prophet’s or an Archangel’s name.)
Unicode Name
ARABIC LIGATURE… (for companions)		USVGlyphMeaning
RADI ALLAAHU ANHFD41﵁ May God be pleased with him.
(Used for companions of the prophet.)
RADI ALLAAHU ANHAAFD42﵂ May God be pleased with her.
(Used for companions of the prophet, and in some regions for others such as Mary or Jesus’ apostles.)
RADI ALLAAHU ANHUMFD43﵃ May God be pleased with them (masculine plural, but can be used for a mixed group of men and women).
(Used for companions of the prophet.)
RADI ALLAAHU ANHUMAAFD44﵄ May God be pleased with them (both).
(Used for companions of the prophet.)
RADI ALLAAHU ANHUNNAFD45﵅ May God be pleased with them (feminine).
(Used for companions of the prophet.)
Unicode Name
ARABIC LIGATURE… (for saints)		USVGlyphMeaning
RAHIMAHU ALLAAHFD40﵀May God have mercy upon him.
(Used for companions of the prophet or other widely recognized scholars. Can be for any believer who has passed away.)
RAHIMAHUM ALLAAHFD4F﵏ God have mercy upon them (masculine).
(Used for widely recognized scholars. Also used for ordinary believers.)
Unicode Name
ARABIC LIGATURE…		USVGlyphMeaning
SALLALLAAHU ALAYHI WA-AALIHFD46﵆ Blessings of God be upon him and the people of his household.
(Used particularly in Shia Islam for leaders who come from the bloodline of the prophet.)
SALLALLAHU ALAYHI WA-AALIHEE WA-SALLAMFD4C﵌ The blessings of God and peace be upon him and the people of his household.
(Used by all Muslims, but particularly in Shia Islam for the prophet Muhammad.)
SALLALLAHOU ALAYHE WASALLAMFDFAﷺThe blessings and peace of God be upon him.
(Used after the name of a major prophet, especially the prophet of Islam.)
QUDDISA SIRRAHFD4B﵋ May his secret be sanctified.
(Used for Sufi saints, and refers to their shrines where people come to worship.)
TABAARAKA WA-TAAALAAFD4E﵎ May he be blessed and exalted (Blessed and Lofty).
(One of the honorifics used only for God himself.)
SALAAMUHU ALAYNAAFDCF﷏ His peace be upon us.
(Used by some followers of Jesus to give special honor to him.)
JALLAJALALOUHOUFDFBﷻMay His glory be glorified.
(Used after the name of God.)
BISMILLAH AR-RAHMAN AR-RAHEEMFDFD﷽ In the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate.
(Used as the opening of each action in order to receive blessing from God.)
SUBHAANAHU WA TAAALAAFDFE﷾ May He be praised and exalted (Glorified and Lofty).
(The most common honorific for God.)
AZZA WA JALLFDFF﷿ The Glorified/Exalted/Mighty and Sublime (Prestigious and Majestic).
(The second most common honorific for God.)