---
name: "fribidi_get_joining_type"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "fribidi"
version: "1.0.18-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fribidi_get_joining_type"
---

# fribidi\_get\_joining\_type(3)

get character joining type

## NAME

fribidi\_get\_joining\_type - get character joining type

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<../fribidi/lib/fribidi.h\>**

**FriBidiJoiningType fribidi\_get\_joining\_type(FriBidiChar ch);**

## PARAMETERS

- **FriBidiChar ch**

  Input character.

## DESCRIPTION

This function returns the joining type of a character as defined in Table 8-2 Primary Arabic Joining Classes of the Unicode standard available at http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode4.0.0/ch08.pdf#G7462, using data provided in file ArabicShaping.txt and UnicodeData.txt of the Unicode Character Database available at http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/ArabicShaping.txt and http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeData.txt.

There are a few macros defined in fribidi-joining-types.h for querying a joining type.

## RETURNS

Possible values for a **FriBidiJoiningType** are as follows:

- **FRIBIDI\_JOINING\_TYPE\_U**

  NUn-joining, e.g. Full Stop.

- **FRIBIDI\_JOINING\_TYPE\_R**

  Right-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Dal.

- **FRIBIDI\_JOINING\_TYPE\_D**

  Dual-joining, e.g. Arabic Letter Ain.

- **FRIBIDI\_JOINING\_TYPE\_C**

  Join-Causing, e.g. Tatweel, ZWJ.

- **FRIBIDI\_JOINING\_TYPE\_T**

  Transparent, e.g. Arabic Fatha.

- **FRIBIDI\_JOINING\_TYPE\_L**

  Left-joining, i.e. Fictional.

- **FRIBIDI\_JOINING\_TYPE\_G**

  IGnored, e.g. LRE, RLE, ZWNBSP.

## SEE ALSO

[fribidi\_shape\_arabic(3)](/fribidi_shape_arabic/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_par\_direction(3)](/fribidi_get_par_direction/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_par\_embedding\_levels\_ex(3)](/fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex/3.md), [fribidi\_reorder\_line(3)](/fribidi_reorder_line/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_bidi\_type(3)](/fribidi_get_bidi_type/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_bidi\_types(3)](/fribidi_get_bidi_types/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_bidi\_type\_name(3)](/fribidi_get_bidi_type_name/3.md), [fribidi\_charset\_to\_unicode(3)](/fribidi_charset_to_unicode/3.md), [fribidi\_unicode\_to\_charset(3)](/fribidi_unicode_to_charset/3.md), [fribidi\_parse\_charset(3)](/fribidi_parse_charset/3.md), [fribidi\_debug\_status(3)](/fribidi_debug_status/3.md), [fribidi\_set\_debug(3)](/fribidi_set_debug/3.md), [fribidi\_mirroring\_status(3)](/fribidi_mirroring_status/3.md), [fribidi\_set\_mirroring(3)](/fribidi_set_mirroring/3.md), [fribidi\_reorder\_nsm\_status(3)](/fribidi_reorder_nsm_status/3.md), [fribidi\_set\_reorder\_nsm(3)](/fribidi_set_reorder_nsm/3.md), [fribidi\_log2vis\_get\_embedding\_levels(3)](/fribidi_log2vis_get_embedding_levels/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_type(3)](/fribidi_get_type/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_type\_internal(3)](/fribidi_get_type_internal/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_par\_embedding\_levels(3)](/fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels/3.md), [fribidi\_join\_arabic(3)](/fribidi_join_arabic/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_joining\_types(3)](/fribidi_get_joining_types/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_joining\_type\_name(3)](/fribidi_get_joining_type_name/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_mirror\_char(3)](/fribidi_get_mirror_char/3.md), [fribidi\_shape\_mirroring(3)](/fribidi_shape_mirroring/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_bracket(3)](/fribidi_get_bracket/3.md), [fribidi\_get\_bracket\_types(3)](/fribidi_get_bracket_types/3.md), [fribidi\_shape(3)](/fribidi_shape/3.md), [fribidi\_remove\_bidi\_marks(3)](/fribidi_remove_bidi_marks/3.md), [fribidi\_log2vis(3)](/fribidi_log2vis/3.md)