U+03F9 "Ϲ" Greek Capital Lunate Sigma Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+03F9 "Ϲ" Greek Capital Lunate Sigma Symbol is a variant form of the Greek letter sigma that resembles the Latin letter C rather than the standard Σ shape, used primarily in ancient and medieval Greek manuscripts where the sigma was written in a lunar or crescent form. This character is distinct from the lunate sigma's lowercase counterpart and serves as a capital letter in contexts requiring uppercase representation, such as in inscriptions, papyri, or scholarly editions of Greek texts. It belongs to the Greek and Coptic block in Unicode and is sometimes employed in modern typography for historical or stylistic purposes, though it is not a standard letter in contemporary Greek writing.
General Properties
Code Point
U+03F9
Name
Greek Capital Lunate Sigma Symbol
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
Ϲ
HTML Hex Encoding
Ϲ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCF 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x03F9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000003F9
C/C++/Java Escape
\u03f9
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Lowercase Code Point
Lowercase Code Point
Simple Case Folding
Case Folding
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Greek