U+2CFD "⳽" Coptic Fraction One Half Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+2CFD "⳽" Coptic Fraction One Half is a numeric symbol from the Coptic script block, representing the fractional value of one half. It was historically used in Coptic manuscripts and documents for denoting quantities, measurements, or divisions, particularly in religious, administrative, or everyday contexts where fractions were required. This character is distinct from the standard Western fraction one half and reflects the unique numeric notation system of the Coptic language, which draws from earlier Egyptian and Greek influences. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this ancient fractional representation can be accurately preserved and digitally encoded for modern scholarly and computational use.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2CFD
Name
Coptic Fraction One Half
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⳽
HTML Hex Encoding
⳽
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xB3 0xBD
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2CFD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002CFD
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2cfd
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
1/2
Script Extensions
Coptic