U+2CA5 "ⲥ" Coptic Small Letter Sima Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+2CA5 "ⲥ" Coptic Small Letter Sima is a letter from the Coptic alphabet, which was used to write the Egyptian language, particularly in the liturgical context of the Coptic Orthodox Church. This character represents the sound equivalent to the English "s" and corresponds to the Greek letter sigma, from which it is derived, reflecting the historical influence of Greek script on Coptic writing. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately preserve the orthography of ancient and modern Coptic manuscripts, supporting scholarly research and religious practice.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2CA5
Name
Coptic Small Letter Sima
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ⲥ
HTML Hex Encoding
ⲥ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB2 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2CA5
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002CA5
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2ca5
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Script Extensions
Coptic