U+2C85 "ⲅ" Coptic Small Letter Gamma Unicode Character

U+2C85 "ⲅ" Coptic Small Letter Gamma is a letter used in the Coptic alphabet, where it represents the sound /g/ or /k/ depending on the word's context and dialect. It is derived from the Greek letter gamma (γ) and serves as the third letter of the Coptic script, which was used to write the Coptic language, the final stage of the ancient Egyptian language. This character is part of the Coptic Unicode block and differs from its Greek counterpart mainly in its stylistic design, often appearing with a more rounded or hooked shape in historical manuscripts. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation of Coptic texts, which are important for studying early Christian literature and the history of Egypt.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2C85
Version Added	4.1
Name	Coptic Small Letter Gamma
Block	Coptic
General Category	Lowercase 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 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2C85
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002C85
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2c85

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
Lowercase	Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point	"Ⲅ" U+2C84 Coptic Capital Letter Gamma
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"Ⲅ" U+2C84 Coptic Capital Letter Gamma
Uppercase Code Point	"Ⲅ" U+2C84 Coptic Capital Letter Gamma
Titlecase Code Point	"Ⲅ" U+2C84 Coptic Capital Letter Gamma
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Titlecased	Yes
Changes When Uppercased	Yes
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	Lower