Coptic Keyboard Layout (ⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ)

This keyboard layout is a Coptic keyboard based on the modern Greek layout, with no dead keys.
ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ, ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲣⲓ, ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲑⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲉⲗⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.

I created it out of love for the land of Egypt and in remembrance of Cleopatra VII, a tribute to the Egyptian language that once was, and might yet have been.
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲛⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲕⲗⲉⲟⲡⲁⲧⲣⲁ ⲑⲉⲱⲥ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ.
ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲏⲙⲉ, ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥ, ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ.

Feel free to modify the code and make it your own.
ⲥⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲕⲟⲣⲉⲅⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲱⲇⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ.

Installation and Activation

(Ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ)

These instructions explain how to install and activate the Coptic keyboard layout on popular Linux distributions.
ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲧⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ.

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Arch / CachyOS / Manjaro

(ⲁⲣⲭ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲕⲁϧⲓⲟⲥ)

1. Copy the layout file:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲉⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ:

sudo cp cop /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/

2. Add layout definition:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲣⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲩⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ:

/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml

/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst

3. Reload system keyboard rules:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲣⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ:

sudo udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change

sudo systemctl restart systemd-localed

4. Activate the layout:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉⲛ:

setxkbmap cop

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openSUSE

(ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲥⲏ)

1. Place the file:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲛ̄:

/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/

2. Update layout list:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲩⲥⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲩ:

sudo localectl set-x11-keymap cop

3. Reboot or log out/in to apply.
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ.

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Fedora

(ⲫⲉⲇⲱⲣⲁ)

1. Copy the symbol file:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲉⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ:

sudo cp cop /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/

2. Edit evdev.xml and evdev.lst to add: ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ evdev.xml ⲙⲛ̄ evdev.lst ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲩⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ:

<layout>
  <configItem>
    <name>cop</name>
    <shortDescription>COP</shortDescription>
    <description>Coptic (Egyptian – Ancient Coptic Layout)</description>
  </configItem>
  <variantList/>
</layout>

3. Refresh the rules: ⲁⲣⲉ ⲣⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ:

sudo udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=input --action=change

4. Enable: ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉⲛ:

setxkbmap cop

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Debian / Ubuntu / Mint

(ⲇⲉⲃⲓⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ / ⲙⲓⲛⲧ)

1. Copy the layout: ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲉⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ:

sudo cp cop /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/

2. Add the layout definition: Edit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml and add inside <layoutList>: ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ <layoutList> ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲩⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ:

<layout>
  <configItem>
    <name>cop</name>
    <shortDescription>COP</shortDescription>
    <description>Coptic (Egyptian – Ancient Coptic Layout)</description>
  </configItem>
  <variantList/>
</layout>

3. Reconfigure XKB data: ⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xkb-data

4. Select it in Keyboard Settings.
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕϩⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ.

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Testing

(ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲥⲧ)

To confirm the layout is active:
ⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲉⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ:

setxkbmap -query

Look for layout: cop. ⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲩ layout: cop.

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Tips

(ⲡⲓⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ)

Overline marks:
Use Right Alt (AltGr) + - or Right Alt (AltGr) + = to insert the overline used in Coptic sacred names and abbreviations.
Example:

• AltGr + - → ⲛ̅
• AltGr + = → ⲛ̄

AltGr number row (Coptic numerals):

Key	Output
AltGr + 1	ⳁ
AltGr + 2	Ⳃ
AltGr + 3	ⳃ
AltGr + 4	Ⳅ
AltGr + 5	ⳅ
AltGr + 6	Ⳇ
AltGr + 7	ⳇ
AltGr + 8	Ⳉ
AltGr + 9	ⳉ
AltGr + 0	ⳓ

AltGr punctuation and symbols:

Key	Output
AltGr + ;	⳻
AltGr + '	⳽
AltGr + /	⳺
AltGr + <	⳿
AltGr + >	⳹
AltGr + ?	⳺
AltGr + Shift + ;	⳼
AltGr + Shift + "	⳾
AltGr + Shift + ?	⳻

ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲓⲃⲟⲣⲇ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲣⲟ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲅⲣⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ.
This keyboard extends the modern Greek layout to include full Coptic letters, numerals, and overline marks.