U+2C84 "Ⲅ" Coptic Capital Letter Gamma Unicode Character

U+2C84 "Ⲅ" Coptic Capital Letter Gamma is a glyph used in the Coptic alphabet to represent the sound /ɡ/ or /k/ depending on the dialect and context. This character is derived from the Greek capital letter Gamma (Γ), but with a distinct slight curvature or loop in its lower stroke, reflecting the unique calligraphic style of the Coptic script that was used to write the Egyptian language in the early Christian era. As part of the Coptic block in Unicode, it supports the representation of historical religious texts, liturgical manuscripts, and linguistic studies, preserving a key element of Egypt's cultural and literary heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2C84
Version Added	4.1
Name	Coptic Capital Letter Gamma
Block	Coptic
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	Ⲅ
HTML Hex Encoding	Ⲅ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xB2 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2C84
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002C84
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2c84

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Uppercase	Yes
Simple Lowercase Code Point	"ⲅ" U+2C85 Coptic Small Letter Gamma
Lowercase Code Point	"ⲅ" U+2C85 Coptic Small Letter Gamma
Simple Case Folding	"ⲅ" U+2C85 Coptic Small Letter Gamma
Case Folding	"ⲅ" U+2C85 Coptic Small Letter Gamma
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casefolded	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Lowercased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"ⲅ" U+2C85 Coptic Small Letter Gamma
NFKC Simple Casefold	"ⲅ" U+2C85 Coptic Small Letter Gamma
Script	Coptic
Script Extensions	Coptic
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Upper