Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ϝ has the Unicode code point U+03DC. 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+03DC to binary:
00000011 11011100. 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:
11001111 10011100
GREEK LETTER DIGAMMA·U+03DC
Ϝ
Character Information
Code Point
U+03DC
HEX
03DC
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CF 9C | 11001111 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 DC | 00000011 11011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | DC 03 | 11011100 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 DC | 00000000 00000000 00000011 11011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | DC 03 00 00 | 11011100 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ϝ
URI Encoded
%CF%9C
Description
The Unicode character U+03DC represents the Greek letter Digamma (Ϝ), which is seldom used in contemporary Greek typography. In ancient times, it was a variant of the letter Delta (Δ) but has no modern equivalent in the Greek alphabet. Historically, Digamma was the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet and also influenced the development of the Latin script. Today, its usage is mostly limited to specialized fields like paleography, epigraphy, and historical linguistics for analyzing ancient texts. Digital text encoding with U+03DC allows scholars and researchers to accurately transcribe and study inscriptions, manuscripts, and other historical documents containing this rare letter.
How to type the Ϝ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0988 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.