Coptic script

Coptic script
Coptic script;
Script type	Alphabet
Time period	2nd century A.D. to present (in Coptic liturgy)
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Coptic language
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician alphabet Greek script augmented by Demotic Coptic script; ; ; ;
Child systems	Old Nubian
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Copt (204), Coptic
Unicode
Unicode alias	Coptic
Unicode range	U+2C80–U+2CFF Coptic; U+0370–U+03FF Greek and Coptic; U+102E0–U+102FF Coptic Epact Numbers;

The Coptic script is the script used for writing the Coptic language, the latest stage of Egyptian. The repertoire of glyphs is based on the uncial Greek alphabet, augmented by letters borrowed from the Egyptian Demotic. It was the first alphabetic script used for the Egyptian language. There are several Coptic alphabets, as the script varies greatly among the various dialects and eras of the Coptic language.

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