U+2CB9 "" Coptic Small Letter Dialect-P Kapa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Coptic Source: Browser Default

U+2CB9 "" Coptic Small Letter Dialect-P Kapa is a specialized glyph used in the Coptic script, specifically representing a variant form of the letter Kapa that appears in the Akhmimic or Sub-Akhmimic dialects of the Coptic language. This character, which is the lowercase version of U+2CB8, differs from the standard Coptic Kapa in its shape and phonetic application, reflecting a localized scribal tradition or phonological distinction. As part of the Coptic Unicode block, it supports the accurate digital representation of historical and liturgical texts from these dialects, preserving the nuanced orthography of early Egyptian Christian manuscripts.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2CB9
Name
Coptic Small Letter Dialect-P Kapa

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
ⲹ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB2 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2CB9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002CB9
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2cb9