What ⸴ means
It divides smaller parts of a sentence in Coptic writing.
In Coptic manuscripts, this Coptic comma sits above the writing line. Its position preserves a manuscript distinction: it is not the ordinary comma or the raised dot.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why 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.
How to type ⸴
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2E34, then Alt+X to get ⸴.
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 “raised comma”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2e34, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⸴CSS
\2E34Unicode character map
Select U+2E34 in a Unicode character map. The comma key makes `,`. In 2010, Coptic input guidance noted keyboard-layout and Insert Symbol caveats.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⸴
HTML hex
⸴
CSS content
content: "\2E34";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%B8%B4
1
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.