Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character τ has the Unicode code point U+03C4. 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+03C4 to binary:
00000011 11000100. 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 10000100
GREEK SMALL LETTER TAU·U+03C4
τ
Character Information
Code Point
U+03C4
HEX
03C4
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CF 84 | 11001111 10000100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 C4 | 00000011 11000100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | C4 03 | 11000100 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 C4 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 11000100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | C4 03 00 00 | 11000100 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
τ
URI Encoded
%CF%84
Description
The Unicode character U+03C4 represents the Greek small letter tau (γ), a lowercase alphabetical letter used primarily in the Greek language. It is part of the extended Latin script that encompasses a wide range of characters, symbols, and emoticons used in digital text across various platforms. U+03C4 holds cultural significance as it has been employed since ancient times to write words and phrases in Classical, Koine, and Modern Greek, each having distinctive nuances in usage and pronunciation. It is also noteworthy for its role in the Greek numeral system, Phoenician alphabet, and Semitic languages like Hebrew, where it shares a visual similarity with the character TAU (ט), signifying the concept of divine completion or the value 900.
How to type the τ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0964 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.