U+2CE6 "⳦" Coptic Symbol Pi Ro Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+2CE6 "⳦" Coptic Symbol Pi Ro is a typographic ligature from the Coptic alphabet, combining the Greek-derived letters Pi (Ⲡ) and Ro (Ⲣ) into a single distinctive glyph. It was used in the Coptic script, which was employed to write the Egyptian language, particularly in liturgical and religious texts of the Coptic Christian church. This specific symbol functioned as an abbreviation or a stylistic variant, often appearing in manuscripts to save space or denote a common word or phrase. As part of the Coptic block in Unicode, it helps preserve the historical and linguistic heritage of Coptic writing, allowing modern digital representation of ancient and medieval Egyptian Christian documents.

General Properties

Code Point U+2CE6
Version Added 4.1
Name Coptic Symbol Pi Ro
Block Coptic
General Category Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⳦
HTML Hex Encoding ⳦
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xB3 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding 0x2CE6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00002CE6
C/C++/Java Escape \u2ce6

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
Script Coptic
Script Extensions Coptic
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other