Coptic script

script used for writing the Coptic language and Nubian languages
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Coptic script

Summary

Coptic script is a natural writing system[1]. It draws 355 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #14 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coptic script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[3].
  • Coptic script's instance of is recorded as bicameral script[4].
  • Coptic script's instance of is recorded as alphabetic writing system[5].
  • Coptic script's based on is recorded as Greek alphabet[6].
  • Coptic script's based on is recorded as Egyptian Demotic[7].
  • Coptic script is used for Coptic[8].
  • Coptic script is used for Nubian[9].
  • Coptic script is used for Blemmyan language[10].
  • Coptic script's Commons category is recorded as Coptic script[11].
  • 200 BC marks the founding of Coptic script[12].
  • Coptic script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coptic script[13].
  • Coptic script's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[14].
  • Coptic script's name is recorded as Coptic[15].
  • Coptic script's name is recorded as copte[16].
  • Coptic script's Unicode range is recorded as U+2C80-2CFF[17].
  • Coptic script's Unicode range is recorded as U+03E2-03EF[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural writing system[3], bicameral script[4], and alphabetic writing system[5].

Origins

200 BC marks the founding of Coptic script[12].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Coptic[8], Nubian[9], and Blemmyan language[10].

Why It Matters

Coptic script draws 355 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #14 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → natural writing system, bicameral script, alphabetic writing system
    Has parts → —
    Atlas of endangered alphabets id → 3003
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