Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ε has the Unicode code point U+03B5. 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+03B5 to binary:
00000011 10110101. 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 10110101
GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON·U+03B5
ε
Character Information
Code Point
U+03B5
HEX
03B5
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CE B5 | 11001110 10110101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 B5 | 00000011 10110101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B5 03 | 10110101 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 B5 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 10110101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B5 03 00 00 | 10110101 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ε
URI Encoded
%CE%B5
Description
U+03B5 (GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON) is a vital character in the Unicode Standard, serving as the foundation for various applications in digital text. As the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet, it plays an essential role in the representation and encoding of Ancient Greek texts, enabling accurate translation and interpretation across numerous disciplines. In linguistic contexts, this character often appears in transliteration schemes for languages that use Greek letters, such as Modern Greek, Coptic, and Old Church Slavonic. Moreover, its usage extends to technical fields like mathematics, where it is commonly employed as a symbol for the epsilon-delta ε-δ notation in calculus. By facilitating precise communication across diverse fields of study, U+03B5 (GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON) demonstrates its critical importance within digital text processing and encoding systems.
How to type the ε symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0949 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.