Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character γ has the Unicode code point U+03B3. 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+03B3 to binary:
00000011 10110011. 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 10110011
GREEK SMALL LETTER GAMMA·U+03B3
γ
Character Information
Code Point
U+03B3
HEX
03B3
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CE B3 | 11001110 10110011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 B3 | 00000011 10110011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B3 03 | 10110011 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 B3 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 10110011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B3 03 00 00 | 10110011 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
γ
URI Encoded
%CE%B3
Description
U+03B3 is the Unicode character code for the Greek small letter gamma (γ). In digital text, this character represents the lowercase form of the Greek alphabet's third letter, gamma. It is commonly used in various fields such as mathematics, computer science, and engineering, where the Greek alphabet is employed to denote specific mathematical concepts or variables. Gamma is also prominent in linguistic studies involving the ancient Greek language and cultural heritage. The character has been a crucial element in the development of the Latin script and Western writing systems, as it helped lay the foundation for modern alphabets used today. Overall, U+03B3 plays a vital role in digital text representation and preservation of linguistic and historical contexts.
How to type the γ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0947 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.