Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character Ῠ has the Unicode code point U+1FE8. 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+1FE8 to binary:
00011111 11101000. 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 10111111 10101000
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON WITH VRACHY·U+1FE8
Ῠ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1FE8
HEX
1FE8
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Uppercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BF A8 | 11100001 10111111 10101000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F E8 | 00011111 11101000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | E8 1F | 11101000 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F E8 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 11101000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | E8 1F 00 00 | 11101000 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
Ῠ
URI Encoded
%E1%BF%A8
Description
The Unicode character U+1FE8 represents the Greek capital letter Upsilon with Vrachy (Greek: Υ). It is a variant of the standard Upsilon symbol (Greek: Υ, U+0379) and is used in digital text to signify the same sound as its lowercase counterpart. This symbol has significant importance in Greek language and literature, where it represents a long /u/ or /ʊ/ sound. However, it is not commonly used outside of specific linguistic and typographic contexts due to limited character availability on traditional keyboards. The Upsilon with Vrachy is primarily used by scholars and enthusiasts who are interested in the intricacies of ancient Greek language and typography. As a less-common Unicode character, its usage is typically associated with specialized academic texts, historical documents, or typographic explorations.
How to type the Ῠ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8168 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.