Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ζ has the Unicode code point U+03B6. 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+03B6 to binary:
00000011 10110110. 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 10110110
GREEK SMALL LETTER ZETA·U+03B6
ζ
Character Information
Code Point
U+03B6
HEX
03B6
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | CE B6 | 11001110 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 03 B6 | 00000011 10110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B6 03 | 10110110 00000011 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 03 B6 | 00000000 00000000 00000011 10110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B6 03 00 00 | 10110110 00000011 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ζ
URI Encoded
%CE%B6
Description
U+03B6 is a Greek letter named "GREEK SMALL LETTER ZETA." This character plays an essential role in the Greek alphabet, representing the sound /z/. In digital text, the Unicode character U+03B6 enables accurate and consistent representation of the Greek small letter Zeta across various platforms, devices, and programming languages. The Greek alphabet has been widely used for centuries, both in ancient Greece and modern-day linguistic studies and cultural contexts. As a result, the correct digital representation of characters like U+03B6 is crucial for accurate translations, preserving historical texts, and facilitating multilingual communication.
How to type the ζ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 0950 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.