Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ὲ has the Unicode code point U+1F72. 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+1F72 to binary:
00011111 01110010. 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 10110010
GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON WITH VARIA·U+1F72
ὲ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F72
HEX
1F72
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BD B2 | 11100001 10111101 10110010 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 72 | 00011111 01110010 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 72 1F | 01110010 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 72 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 01110010 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 72 1F 00 00 | 01110010 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ὲ
URI Encoded
%E1%BD%B2
Description
U+1F72 is the Unicode code point for the character "GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON WITH VARIA" (Γε). This character serves as a small letter in the Greek alphabet, specifically representing the sound /ɛ/. In digital text, it enables accurate representation of Greek language content and supports linguistic diversity. While not widely used outside of the context of Greek language, its presence in Unicode enables more comprehensive communication across cultures and languages. The GREEK SMALL LETTER EPSILON WITH VARIA is an essential part of the Unicode Standard, which aims to provide a unique code for every character, symbol or emoji, thus facilitating the accurate representation of text across different platforms, applications, and devices.
How to type the ὲ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8050 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.