U+2CE0 "" Coptic Capital Letter Old Nubian Nyi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Coptic Source: Browser Default

U+2CE0 "" Coptic Capital Letter Old Nubian Nyi is a glyph used in the Coptic script to represent a specific consonant sound from the Old Nubian language, which was spoken in medieval Nubia (modern-day Sudan). This character is part of the Coptic Unicode block and serves as the capital form of the letter, typically employed in historical or liturgical texts to denote the voiced palatal nasal sound. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and accurately encode manuscripts and inscriptions from the Christian Nubian period, ensuring that scholars and linguists can digitally represent this ancient writing system.

General Properties

Code Point
U+2CE0
Name
Coptic Capital Letter Old Nubian Nyi

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB3 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2CE0
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002CE0
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2ce0