U+2CEF "⳯" Coptic Combining Ni Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⳯
U+2CEF "⳯" Coptic Combining Ni Above is a diacritical mark used in the Coptic script to represent the letter "ni" that is written above the preceding consonant, typically indicating a specific phonetic or orthographic feature such as nasalization or a vowel contraction. This combining character is part of the Coptic Unicode block and is designed to attach to the top of a base letter, modifying its sound in the liturgical or scholarly transcription of the Coptic language. Its function is essential for accurately representing certain words and names found in ancient Coptic manuscripts, where the ni above distinguishes subtle pronunciation variants from standard forms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2CEF |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Coptic Combining Ni Above |
| Block | Coptic |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⳯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⳯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB3 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2CEF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002CEF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2cef |