Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ῞ has the Unicode code point U+1FDE. 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+1FDE to binary:
00011111 11011110. 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 10011110
GREEK DASIA AND OXIA·U+1FDE
῞
Character Information
Code Point
U+1FDE
HEX
1FDE
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Modifier Symbol
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BF 9E | 11100001 10111111 10011110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F DE | 00011111 11011110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | DE 1F | 11011110 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F DE | 00000000 00000000 00011111 11011110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | DE 1F 00 00 | 11011110 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
῞
URI Encoded
%E1%BF%9E
Description
The Unicode character U+1FDE represents the Greek Dasia and Oxia symbol, a unique typographical feature in the Greek alphabet. In digital text, this character is often used to depict the combination of the Dasia (a letter-shaped diacritic) and Oxia (a horizontal line), which are placed above certain letters in the Greek alphabet, such as alpha (α), epsilon (ε), eta (η), iota (ι), omega (ω), upsilon (υ), and xi (ξ). The Dasia-Oxia combination is employed in modern typography to create an aesthetic distinction or to denote a specific pronunciation. Although its usage has diminished in contemporary Greek, the character U+1FDE holds historical significance as a representation of ancient Greek scribal practice, where it was used extensively in manuscripts and inscriptions for clarity and emphasis.
How to type the ῞ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8158 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.