U+2CFD "⳽" Coptic Fraction One Half Unicode Character

U+2CFD "⳽" Coptic Fraction One Half is a numeric symbol from the Coptic script block, representing the fractional value of one half. It was historically used in Coptic manuscripts and documents for denoting quantities, measurements, or divisions, particularly in religious, administrative, or everyday contexts where fractions were required. This character is distinct from the standard Western fraction one half and reflects the unique numeric notation system of the Coptic language, which draws from earlier Egyptian and Greek influences. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this ancient fractional representation can be accurately preserved and digitally encoded for modern scholarly and computational use.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2CFD
Version Added	4.1
Name	Coptic Fraction One Half
Block	Coptic
General Category	Other Number
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⳽
HTML Hex Encoding	⳽
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0xB3 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2CFD
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002CFD
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2cfd

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	Numeric
Numeric Value	1/2
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