What ϯ means
It marks spelling, not a standalone word. In Sahidic, ⲧⲓ may appear separately; ϯ is the usual single-character form.
The Coptic alphabet adapted Greek letters to write Egyptian, adding Demotic signs from an older Egyptian script. Early forms used more Demotic signs. The standard alphabet was established by the fourth century AD. Sahidic became a literary dialect; the Bohairic dialect served the church.
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Who writes ϯ
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Don't confuse it with
1ⲧⲓ ⲧⲓ uses two Coptic letters; ϯ is their usual one-character spelling in Sahidic.
Related characters
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How to type or find ϯ
- Also called
- dei · ti
- Search it as
- Coptic dei · Coptic alphabet · Coptic keyboard
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
ϯCSS
\03EFCoptic keyboard
To type ϯ, select a Coptic layout or character picker. A Greek layout lacks this separate Coptic character; a missing box may mean the font lacks Coptic support.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ϯ
HTML hex
ϯ
CSS content
content: "\03EF";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%CF%AF
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
2
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.