Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text. Go to the About the Codes section to see how they are implemented.
These charts show basic characters only. Check the latest Unicode charts to look for any additions to this block.
These are the basic letters of the Bohairic Coptic alphabet. The block is in Coptic/Greek alphabetic order with capital letters, then lowercase.
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER ALFA | Ⲁ | Ⲁ | Ⲁ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER ALFA | ⲁ | ⲁ | ⲁ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER VIDA | Ⲃ | Ⲃ | Ⲃ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER VIDA | ⲃ | ⲃ | ⲃ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER GAMMA | Ⲅ | Ⲅ | Ⲅ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER GAMMA | ⲅ | ⲅ | ⲅ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER DALDA | Ⲇ | Ⲇ | Ⲇ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER DALDA | ⲇ | ⲇ | ⲇ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER EIE | Ⲉ | Ⲉ | Ⲉ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER EIE | ⲉ | ⲉ | ⲉ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER SOU | Ⲋ | Ⲋ | Ⲋ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER SOU | ⲋ | ⲋ | ⲋ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER ZATA | Ⲍ | Ⲍ | Ⲍ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER ZATA | ⲍ | ⲍ | ⲍ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER HATE | Ⲏ | Ⲏ | Ⲏ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER HATE | ⲏ | ⲏ | ⲏ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER THETHE | Ⲑ | Ⲑ | Ⲑ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER THETHE | ⲑ | ⲑ | ⲑ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER IAUDA | Ⲓ | Ⲓ | Ⲓ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER IAUDA | ⲓ | ⲓ | ⲓ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER KAPA | Ⲕ | Ⲕ | Ⲕ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER KAPA | ⲕ | ⲕ | ⲕ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER LAULA | Ⲗ | Ⲗ | Ⲗ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER LAULA | ⲗ | ⲗ | ⲗ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER MI | Ⲙ | Ⲙ | Ⲙ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER MI | ⲙ | ⲙ | ⲙ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER NI | Ⲛ | Ⲛ | Ⲛ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER NI | ⲛ | ⲛ | ⲛ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER KSI | Ⲝ | Ⲝ | Ⲝ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER KSI | ⲝ | ⲝ | ⲝ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER O | Ⲟ | Ⲟ | Ⲟ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER O | ⲟ | ⲟ | ⲟ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER PI | Ⲡ | Ⲡ | Ⲡ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER PI | ⲡ | ⲡ | ⲡ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER RO | Ⲣ | Ⲣ | Ⲣ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER RO | ⲣ | ⲣ | ⲣ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER SIMA | Ⲥ | Ⲥ | Ⲥ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER SIMA | ⲥ | ⲥ | ⲥ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER TAU | Ⲧ | Ⲧ | Ⲧ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER TAU | ⲧ | ⲧ | ⲧ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER UA | Ⲩ | Ⲩ | Ⲩ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER UA | ⲩ | ⲩ | ⲩ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER FI | Ⲫ | Ⲫ | Ⲫ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER FI | ⲫ | ⲫ | ⲫ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER KHI | Ⲭ | Ⲭ | Ⲭ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER KHI | ⲭ | ⲭ | ⲭ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER PSI | Ⲯ | Ⲯ | Ⲯ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER PSI | ⲯ | ⲯ | ⲯ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OOU | Ⲱ | Ⲱ | Ⲱ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OOU | ⲱ | ⲱ | ⲱ |
These codes are the original "extensions" to the Greek block; thus the Unicode entity codes are different from the letters earlier in the alphabet. You may also experience font variations.
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER SHEI | Ϣ | Ϣ | Ϣ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER SHEI | ϣ | ϣ | ϣ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER FEI | Ϥ | Ϥ | Ϥ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER FEI | ϥ | ϥ | ϥ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER KHEI | Ϧ | Ϧ | Ϧ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER KHEI | ϧ | ϧ | ϧ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER HORI | Ϩ | Ϩ | Ϩ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER HORI | ϩ | ϩ | ϩ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER GANGIA | Ϫ | Ϫ | Ϫ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER GANGIA | ϫ | ϫ | ϫ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER SHIMA | Ϭ | Ϭ | Ϭ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER SHIMA | ϭ | ϭ | ϭ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER DEI | Ϯ | Ϯ | Ϯ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER DEI | ϯ | ϯ | ϯ |
Includes Coptic symbols and punctuation.
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPTIC SYMBOL KAI | ⳤ | ⳤ | ⳤ |
| COPTIC SYMBOL MI RO | ⳥ | ⳥ | ⳥ |
| COPTIC SYMBOL PI RO | ⳦ | ⳦ | ⳦ |
| COPTIC SYMBOL STAUROS | ⳧ | ⳧ | ⳧ |
| COPTIC SYMBOL TAU RO | ⳨ | ⳨ | ⳨ |
| COPTIC SYMBOL KHI RO | ⳩ | ⳩ | ⳩ |
| COPTIC SYMBOL SHIMA SIMA | ⳪ | ⳪ | ⳪ |
| COPTIC OLD NUBIAN FULL STOP | ⳹ | ⳹ | ⳹ |
| COPTIC OLD NUBIAN DIRECT QUESTION MARK | ⳺ | ⳺ | ⳺ |
| COPTIC OLD NUBIAN INDIRECT QUESTION MARK | ⳻ | ⳻ | ⳻ |
| COPTIC OLD NUBIAN VERSE DIVIDER | ⳼ | ⳼ | ⳼ |
| COPTIC FRACTION ONE HALF | ⳽ | ⳽ | ⳽ |
| COPTIC FULL STOP | ⳾ | ⳾ | ⳾ |
| COPTIC MORPHOLOGICAL DIVIDER | ⳿ | ⳿ | ⳿ |
This section includes dialectial forms, Old Coptic manuscript forms and Old Nubian variants.
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER DIALECT-P ALEF | Ⲳ | Ⲳ | Ⲳ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER DIALECT-P ALEF | ⲳ | ⲳ | ⲳ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC AIN | Ⲵ | Ⲵ | Ⲵ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC AIN | ⲵ | ⲵ | ⲵ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER CRYPTOGRAMMIC EIE | Ⲷ | Ⲷ | Ⲷ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER CRYPTOGRAMMIC EIE | ⲷ | ⲷ | ⲷ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER DIALECT-P KAPA | Ⲹ | Ⲹ | Ⲹ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER DIALECT-P KAPA | ⲹ | ⲹ | ⲹ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER DIALECT-P NI | Ⲻ | Ⲻ | Ⲻ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER DIALECT-P NI | ⲻ | ⲻ | ⲻ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER CRYPTOGRAMMIC NI | Ⲽ | Ⲽ | Ⲽ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER CRYPTOGRAMMIC NI | ⲽ | ⲽ | ⲽ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC OOU | Ⲿ | Ⲿ | Ⲿ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC OOU | ⲿ | ⲿ | ⲿ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER SAMPI | Ⳁ | Ⳁ | Ⳁ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER SAMPI | ⳁ | ⳁ | ⳁ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER CROSSED SHEI | Ⳃ | Ⳃ | Ⳃ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER CROSSED SHEI | ⳃ | ⳃ | ⳃ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC SHEI | Ⳅ | Ⳅ | Ⳅ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC SHEI | ⳅ | ⳅ | ⳅ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC ESH | Ⳇ | Ⳇ | Ⳇ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC ESH | ⳇ | ⳇ | ⳇ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER AKHMIMIC KHEI | Ⳉ | Ⳉ | Ⳉ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER AKHMIMIC KHEI | ⳉ | ⳉ | ⳉ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER DIALECT-P HORI | Ⳋ | Ⳋ | Ⳋ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER DIALECT-P HORI | ⳋ | ⳋ | ⳋ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC HORI | Ⳍ | Ⳍ | Ⳍ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC HORI | ⳍ | ⳍ | ⳍ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC HA | Ⳏ | Ⳏ | Ⳏ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC HA | ⳏ | ⳏ | ⳏ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER L-SHAPED HA | Ⳑ | Ⳑ | Ⳑ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER L-SHAPED HA | ⳑ | ⳑ | ⳑ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC HEI | Ⳓ | Ⳓ | Ⳓ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC HEI | ⳓ | ⳓ | ⳓ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC HAT | Ⳕ | Ⳕ | Ⳕ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC HAT | ⳕ | ⳕ | ⳕ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC GANGIA | Ⳗ | Ⳗ | Ⳗ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC GANGIA | ⳗ | ⳗ | ⳗ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC DJA | Ⳙ | Ⳙ | Ⳙ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC DJA | ⳙ | ⳙ | ⳙ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD COPTIC SHIMA | Ⳛ | Ⳛ | Ⳛ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD COPTIC SHIMA | ⳛ | ⳛ | ⳛ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD NUBIAN SHIMA | Ⳝ | Ⳝ | Ⳝ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD NUBIAN SHIMA | ⳝ | ⳝ | ⳝ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD NUBIAN NGI | Ⳟ | Ⳟ | Ⳟ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD NUBIAN NGI | ⳟ | ⳟ | ⳟ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD NUBIAN NYI | Ⳡ | Ⳡ | Ⳡ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD NUBIAN NYI | ⳡ | ⳡ | ⳡ |
| COPTIC CAPITAL LETTER OLD NUBIAN WAU | Ⳣ | Ⳣ | Ⳣ |
| COPTIC SMALL LETTER OLD NUBIAN WAU | ⳣ | ⳣ | ⳣ |
Use these codes if you need to insert a word or short phrase within a multilingual text.
The codes listed below are valid for Unicode HTML pages only, and may not work on very old browsers. To make your page a Unicode page, add the following meta tag to the <head> portion of your document.
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
...
<head>
If you forget to include this tag, then some browsers, such as Netscape 4.7, may not display the characters properly.
The final close slash must be included after the finat quote mark in the encoding header tag if you are using XHTML
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
...
<head>
If no encoding is declared, then the browser uses the default setting, which in the U.S. is typically Latin-1. In that case many Unicode characters could be displayed incorrectly. Also, older browsers such as Netscape 4.7 may not be able to process the entity codes correctly without the "utf-8" declaration.
The Unicode numeric entity codes can be expressed as either decimal numbers or hexadecimal numbers.
For instance, the decimal version of Coptic ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ("Orthodox") would be ⲟⲣⲑ#11423;ⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ
The hexadecimal version of Coptic ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ("Orthodox") is
ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ
Note that the hexadecimal numbers include x as part of the code.
Use ALT plus the decimal version of any code to input it into a Windows document.
Note: These work only in Word 2003 or Word 2007. Users with other software or versions of Windows may wish to use the Character Map instead.
If an application supports the Unicode Hex input Keyboard, then use Option plus the hexadecimal number.
Applications which support the Unicode Hex Input include Microsoft Offce 2004/2008, Text Edit, Netscape 7+/Mozilla Composer, Dreamweaver and others.
