Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᾏ has the Unicode code point U+1F8F. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 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+1F8F to binary:
00011111 10001111. 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:
11100001 10111110 10001111
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH DASIA AND PERISPOMENI AND PROSGEGRAMMENI·U+1F8F
ᾏ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F8F
HEX
1F8F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Titlecase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BE 8F | 11100001 10111110 10001111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 8F | 00011111 10001111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 8F 1F | 10001111 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 8F | 00000000 00000000 00011111 10001111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 8F 1F 00 00 | 10001111 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᾏ
URI Encoded
%E1%BE%8F
Description
The Unicode character U+1F8F represents the Greek capital letter Alpha with Diasia, Perisponmeni, and Prosgegrammeni. In digital text, it is commonly used to denote the initial letter of mathematical expressions, scientific notations, and computer programming terms. This typographical representation has significant linguistic and technical relevance, as it helps differentiate between the basic Greek capital Alpha (U+0391) and its modified forms in various contexts such as language studies, computer science, and mathematics. The character's distinct visual appearance aids in maintaining readability and clarity of content across diverse fields where Greek letters are used, including symbolic representations in physics, chemistry, and engineering.
How to type the ᾏ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8079 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.