Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ᾰ has the Unicode code point U+1FB8. 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+1FB8 to binary:
00011111 10111000. 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 10111000
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA WITH VRACHY·U+1FB8
Ᾰ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1FB8
HEX
1FB8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BE B8 | 11100001 10111110 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F B8 | 00011111 10111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B8 1F | 10111000 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F B8 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 10111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B8 1F 00 00 | 10111000 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ᾰ
URI Encoded
%E1%BE%B8
Description
The Unicode character U+1FB8 represents the Greek capital letter Alpha with VRACHY (Γ). This character is primarily used in digital text to display the uppercase version of the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In linguistic and cultural contexts, the Alpha symbol holds significance as it forms the basis for the numeric system known as the Greek numerals or alphanumeric symbols. It has been utilized historically in mathematics, scientific notations, and early computing systems, where it served as a representation of the number zero. Today, its use is more limited, but it remains an important character in digital text for those working with ancient scripts, historical texts, and mathematical symbolism.
How to type the Ᾰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8120 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.