Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ᾁ has the Unicode code point U+1F81. 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+1F81 to binary:
00011111 10000001. 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 10000001
GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH DASIA AND YPOGEGRAMMENI·U+1F81
ᾁ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F81
HEX
1F81
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BE 81 | 11100001 10111110 10000001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 81 | 00011111 10000001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 81 1F | 10000001 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 81 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 10000001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 81 1F 00 00 | 10000001 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ᾁ
URI Encoded
%E1%BE%81
Description
U+1F81 Greek Small Letter Alpha with Diasia and Ypogeagrammeni is a special Unicode character that represents the letter "α" (alpha) with diasia and ypogeagrammeni, which are historical features of certain Greek scripts. In digital text, this character is used to represent an ancient variant of the alpha symbol, primarily for typography or linguistic research purposes. The addition of diasia and ypogeagrammeni to the alpha symbol reflects a distinct cultural and historical context, as these features were commonly employed in early forms of Greek writing systems. By incorporating this character into digital texts, users can pay homage to the rich history of the Greek language while also showcasing their knowledge of typography and linguistic nuances.
How to type the ᾁ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8065 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.