Coptic Full Stop

The Coptic full stop ⳾ marks boundaries in written Coptic, separating clauses or ending sentences. In older Coptic punctuation, dot height could signal the strength of a break; modern editions may replace manuscript marks.

Text symbol

What ⳾ means

It marks a boundary in Coptic writing. This Coptic full stop belongs to a punctuation system shaped by Alexandrian Greek dots, described from the third century BCE. Dot height could signal the strength of a break: a low dot could separate a clause, while a high dot marked a stronger division. A fourth- or fifth-century Coptic codex (a handwritten book) from Akhmim uses high dots between sentences.

A diplomatic edition preserves a manuscript’s marks; a normalized edition may modernize them. If ⳾ appears as a box, the available font may lack this Coptic glyph.

Part of the collection

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Coptic Alphabet & Letters

Don't confuse it with

Full Stop

Coptic full stop vs period: the Latin-script period is a different encoded character; an editor may use modern punctuation when normalizing a manuscript.

Questions people ask

Why does ⳾ show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.