Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ὰ has the Unicode code point U+1F70. 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+1F70 to binary:
00011111 01110000. 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 10111101 10110000
GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH VARIA·U+1F70
ὰ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F70
HEX
1F70
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BD B0 | 11100001 10111101 10110000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 70 | 00011111 01110000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 70 1F | 01110000 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 70 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 01110000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 70 1F 00 00 | 01110000 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ὰ
URI Encoded
%E1%BD%B0
Description
The Unicode character U+1F70 is designated as the "GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH VARIA." In digital text, it represents a variant form of the Greek letter 'α' (Alpha). This particular variant is used to depict an alternative appearance for the Alpha character in specific typographical or historical contexts. The GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH VARIA is not commonly utilized in everyday language, but may be found in specialized texts, such as those dealing with ancient Greek scripts, classical literature, or certain aspects of linguistics and typography. Its primary role is to provide an accurate representation of the historical or alternative form of Alpha, which might otherwise be unavailable through standard digital fonts.
How to type the ὰ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8048 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.