Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ι has the Unicode code point U+03B9. 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+03B9 to binary:
00000011 10111001. 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 10111001
GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA·U+03B9
ι
Character Information
Code Point
U+03B9
HEX
03B9
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CE B9 | 11001110 10111001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 B9 | 00000011 10111001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B9 03 | 10111001 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 B9 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 10111001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B9 03 00 00 | 10111001 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ι
URI Encoded
%CE%B9
Description
U+03B9 Greek Small Letter Iota is a character within the Unicode standard, specifically designed to represent the lowercase version of the Greek letter 'Iota'. In digital text, it plays an important role in representing the phoneme /i/ and serves as the basis for various accents, such as the diaeresis (U+0308) and tonos (U+03D0), used extensively in Modern Greek. Its usage is primarily found in linguistic, cultural, and technical contexts where Greek language or its transliteration is required. The character can be used to transcribe proper names, ancient texts, and mathematical terms, demonstrating the versatility of Unicode characters for a wide range of applications.
How to type the ι symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0953 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.