Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Υ has the Unicode code point U+03A5. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0080to0x07ff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format:110xxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+03A5 to binary:
00000011 10100101. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11001110 10100101
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON·U+03A5
Υ
Character Information
Code Point
U+03A5
HEX
03A5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CE A5 | 11001110 10100101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 A5 | 00000011 10100101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | A5 03 | 10100101 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 A5 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 10100101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | A5 03 00 00 | 10100101 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Υ
URI Encoded
%CE%A5
Description
The Unicode character U+03A5 represents the Greek capital letter Upsilon (Upsilon), a letter used in the Greek alphabet. In digital text, this character is commonly employed for various purposes, including transcription of ancient Greek texts, transliteration from Latin to Greek alphabets, and mathematical notations where it denotes an unspecified constant or variable. The Upsilon symbol holds cultural significance in linguistic studies, as it was adopted by the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent specific phonemes. Additionally, its usage extends into technical contexts like programming, cryptography, and computer science where it is used for symbolic representation or encoding purposes.
How to type the Υ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0933 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.