U+2CE9 "⳩" Coptic Symbol Khi Ro Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⳩
U+2CE9 "⳩" Coptic Symbol Khi Ro is a typographic ligature that combines the Greek letters Chi (X) and Rho (P), forming a well-known Christian monogram representing Christ, often referred to as the Christogram. In the context of the Coptic script, this symbol was used as a sacred abbreviation or decorative emblem in religious manuscripts and inscriptions, particularly within Coptic Christian texts. It is encoded in the Unicode standard under the Coptic block, serving to preserve the historical and liturgical significance of this visual symbol for digital representation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2CE9 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Coptic Symbol Khi 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 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2CE9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002CE9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2ce9 |
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 |