U+2CFB "⳻" Coptic Old Nubian Indirect Question Mark Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+2CFB "⳻" Coptic Old Nubian Indirect Question Mark is a punctuation mark used in the Old Nubian script, an early writing system for the Nubian language that employed a modified version of the Coptic alphabet with additional letters. This specific character, shaped like a diagonal rising stroke with a dot above and below, was employed primarily in manuscripts to indicate an indirect or rhetorical question, distinguishing it from direct interrogatives. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation and study of historical texts from medieval Nubia, preserving a subtle grammatical nuance that aids scholars in understanding the syntax and literary style of the period.
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Coptic Old Nubian Direct Question Mark
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General Properties
Code Point
U+2CFB
Name
Coptic Old Nubian Indirect Question Mark
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⳻
HTML Hex Encoding
⳻
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB3 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2CFB
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002CFB
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2cfb
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Coptic