Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ͳ has the Unicode code point U+0373. 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+0373 to binary:
00000011 01110011. 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:
11001101 10110011
GREEK SMALL LETTER ARCHAIC SAMPI·U+0373
ͳ
Character Information
Code Point
U+0373
HEX
0373
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CD B3 | 11001101 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 73 | 00000011 01110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 73 03 | 01110011 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 73 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 01110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 73 03 00 00 | 01110011 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ͳ
URI Encoded
%CD%B3
Description
The Unicode character U+0373, or GREEK SMALL LETTER ARCHAIC SAMPI, holds a unique place in the realm of typography and digital text. As an ancient Greek letter from the early archaic period (circa 8th-6th century BCE), it represents the sound 's' or 'z'. The character, though seldom used today, has historical significance as it was part of the earliest Greek alphabet, predating the well-known Ionic script. Its typical usage in digital text is to convey a sense of cultural heritage and historical context within the fields of classical studies, archaeology, and ancient languages. The GREEK SMALL LETTER ARCHAIC SAMPI provides scholars and enthusiasts with a valuable tool for deciphering and interpreting texts from this early period in Greek history, preserving an essential aspect of linguistic and cultural knowledge.
How to type the ͳ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0883 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.