U+2C86 "Ⲇ" Coptic Capital Letter Dalda Unicode Character

U+2C86 "Ⲇ" Coptic Capital Letter Dalda is a letter used in the Coptic alphabet, representing the equivalent of the Greek letter delta and the sound /d/. It is distinctive in its shape, resembling a large, rounded triangle or a tall, narrow wedge. This letter was originally derived from the Demotic script, a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing, and appears in Coptic manuscripts primarily for writing the Egyptian Christian liturgical language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars, linguists, and communities can digitally preserve and represent the rich textual history of Coptic religious and literary works.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2C86
Version Added	4.1
Name	Coptic Capital Letter Dalda
Block	Coptic
General Category	Uppercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	Ⲇ
HTML Hex Encoding	Ⲇ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xB2 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2C86
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002C86
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2c86

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	"ⲇ" U+2C87 Coptic Small Letter Dalda
Lowercase Code Point	"ⲇ" U+2C87 Coptic Small Letter Dalda
Simple Case Folding	"ⲇ" U+2C87 Coptic Small Letter Dalda
Case Folding	"ⲇ" U+2C87 Coptic Small Letter Dalda
Cased	Yes
Changes When Casefolded	Yes
Changes When Casemapped	Yes
Changes When Lowercased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"ⲇ" U+2C87 Coptic Small Letter Dalda
NFKC Simple Casefold	"ⲇ" U+2C87 Coptic Small Letter Dalda
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