U+2CE4 "ⳤ" Coptic Symbol Kai Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+2CE4 "ⳤ" Coptic Symbol Kai is a glyph used in the Coptic script to represent the sound /k/ or /q/, functioning as a variant of the standard letter kappa, often with a unique calligraphic or decorative form in medieval Coptic manuscripts. It derives from the Coptic alphabet, which itself was adapted from the Greek alphabet, and was primarily employed in liturgical and religious texts of the Coptic Christian tradition in Egypt. This symbol is preserved in the Unicode Standard to support historical and scholarly digitization of Coptic language materials, ensuring accurate representation of diverse scribal practices.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2CE4
Name
Coptic Symbol Kai
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ⳤ
HTML Hex Encoding
ⳤ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB3 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2CE4
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002CE4
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2ce4
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Coptic