Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ἃ has the Unicode code point U+1F03. 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+1F03 to binary:
00011111 00000011. 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 10000011
GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH DASIA AND VARIA·U+1F03
ἃ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F03
HEX
1F03
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BC 83 | 11100001 10111100 10000011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 03 | 00011111 00000011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 03 1F | 00000011 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 03 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 00000011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 03 1F 00 00 | 00000011 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ἃ
URI Encoded
%E1%BC%83
Description
The Unicode character U+1F03, known as "GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH DASIA AND VARIA," is a specialized typographical glyph used in digital text for specific linguistic applications. It represents the Greek letter Alpha (α), but with additional diacritical marks called Dasia and Varia, which are symbols used in ancient Greek manuscripts to indicate metrical accents or the length of syllables. These markings were essential in the analysis and interpretation of early Greek poetry, as they provided important information about the scansion, rhythm, and pronunciation of the text. Today, the U+1F03 character is primarily used by scholars, linguists, and typography enthusiasts who work with ancient Greek texts, allowing them to maintain historical accuracy while using digital formats for their research and publications.
How to type the ἃ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7939 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.