Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᾅ has the Unicode code point U+1F85. 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+1F85 to binary:
00011111 10000101. 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 10000101
GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH DASIA AND OXIA AND YPOGEGRAMMENI·U+1F85
ᾅ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F85
HEX
1F85
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BE 85 | 11100001 10111110 10000101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 85 | 00011111 10000101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 85 1F | 10000101 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 85 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 10000101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 85 1F 00 00 | 10000101 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᾅ
URI Encoded
%E1%BE%85
Description
The Unicode character U+1F85 represents the Greek small letter alpha with daseia, oxia, and hypogeogrammeni. In digital text, this character is primarily used to represent a specific variation of the lowercase Greek letter "α" (alpha) that includes additional diacritical marks. The alpha with daseia is formed by placing a horizontal line (daseia) above the letter, while the alpha with oxia has an upward hook at the bottom, and the hypogeogrammeni alpha features both of these marks along with an added dot beneath the letter. These diacritical marks serve various linguistic and typographic purposes in ancient Greek texts, such as indicating vowel length or stress position in words. The U+1F85 character is particularly useful for scholars and enthusiasts studying the history of the Greek language or typesetting classical literature. As a specialized character within the Unicode Standard, it helps to preserve and accurately represent the nuances of ancient Greek scripts, enhancing the understanding and appreciation of these historical documents in digital form.
How to type the ᾅ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8069 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.