Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᾈ has the Unicode code point U+1F88. 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+1F88 to binary:
00011111 10001000. 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 10001000
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI AND PROSGEGRAMMENI·U+1F88
ᾈ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F88
HEX
1F88
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Titlecase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BE 88 | 11100001 10111110 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 88 | 00011111 10001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 88 1F | 10001000 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 88 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 10001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 88 1F 00 00 | 10001000 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᾈ
URI Encoded
%E1%BE%88
Description
The Unicode character U+1F88, known as "GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI AND PROSGEGRAMMENI," holds significant importance in typography and digital text. It is primarily utilized in the Greek language and represents the first letter of the Greek alphabet, Alpha (Α). This specific character features two diacritical marks - the Psili and Prosgegrammeni, which are placed atop and beneath the letter, respectively. The Psili denotes a palatalized sound while the Prosgegrammeni signifies a long vowel or diphthong. These distinctions play a crucial role in accurately conveying pronunciation and meaning within the Greek language. In digital text and communications, the U+1F88 character is employed to ensure correct interpretation and understanding of written content for both humans and machines.
How to type the ᾈ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8072 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.