Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ἔ has the Unicode code point U+1F1C. 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+1F1C to binary:
00011111 00011100. 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 10011100
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER EPSILON WITH PSILI AND OXIA·U+1F1C
Ἔ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F1C
HEX
1F1C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BC 9C | 11100001 10111100 10011100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 1C | 00011111 00011100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 1C 1F | 00011100 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 1C | 00000000 00000000 00011111 00011100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 1C 1F 00 00 | 00011100 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ἔ
URI Encoded
%E1%BC%9C
Description
U+1F1C is a Greek letter known as the "Greek Capital Letter Epsilon with Psychilli and Oxia". In digital text, it typically represents an uppercase variant of the Greek letter Epsilon (Ε). The addition of the psychilli and oxia diacritics to the base character can convey specific meanings or nuances in various linguistic contexts. While the psychilli marking is not widely used, the oxia is often employed to indicate a long vowel sound, depending on the language's phonetic rules. The usage of this character is primarily found within Greek typography and linguistics, where it holds significant cultural and technical relevance. The U+1F1C Greek Capital Letter Epsilon with Psychilli and Oxia is a vital part of the Unicode Standard, which aims to provide a unique code for every character used across different languages and scripts worldwide.
How to type the Ἔ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7964 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.