Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ἀ has the Unicode code point U+1F08. 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+1F08 to binary:
00011111 00001000. 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 10111100 10001000
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI·U+1F08
Ἀ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F08
HEX
1F08
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BC 88 | 11100001 10111100 10001000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 08 | 00011111 00001000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 08 1F | 00001000 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 08 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 00001000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 08 1F 00 00 | 00001000 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ἀ
URI Encoded
%E1%BC%88
Description
The Unicode character U+1F08 represents the Greek capital letter "Alpha with PSILI". This character is primarily used in digital text to denote the beginning of a word, a phrase, or a line in certain typographical contexts that require the use of ancient or classical scripts. It does not have any specific cultural, linguistic, or technical significance outside of its role as an alpha character with an added diacritic mark (PSILI). The PSILI is a horizontal line placed above the letter "Alpha" to indicate aspiration in some dialects of Ancient Greek. It is used less frequently in modern typography and is more commonly found in historical documents, scholarly works, or when displaying text in styles inspired by classicism.
How to type the Ἀ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7944 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.