What ⳤ means
It usually stands for ⲕⲁⲓ, the Coptic word for “and.” This kai abbreviation shortens a common joining word.
It can also occur inside native Coptic words; one dialectal use has the sense “namely,” matching the Sahidic word for that meaning. Sahidic is a Coptic dialect.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does ⳤ 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.
How to type ⳤ
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2CE4, then Alt+X to get ⳤ.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “coptic symbol kai”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2ce4, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ⳤCSS
\2CE4Character picker
Use a Unicode-aware Coptic character picker.
Font
If it appears as a box, choose a font with Coptic coverage.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ⳤ
HTML hex
ⳤ
CSS content
content: "\2CE4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%B3%A4
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.