Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ἶ has the Unicode code point U+1F36. 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+1F36 to binary:
00011111 00110110. 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 10110110
GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH PSILI AND PERISPOMENI·U+1F36
ἶ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F36
HEX
1F36
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BC B6 | 11100001 10111100 10110110 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 36 | 00011111 00110110 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 36 1F | 00110110 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 36 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 00110110 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 36 1F 00 00 | 00110110 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ἶ
URI Encoded
%E1%BC%B6
Description
The Unicode character U+1F36 represents the "Greek Small Letter Iota with Psili and Perisponmeni." This specialized character is used in digital text to denote a variant of the Greek letter iota, which is specific to certain ancient Greek texts. It is most commonly found in Classical Greek documents, particularly those from the Hellenistic period, where it serves as an important typographical element. In these texts, the U+1F36 character indicates that the iota should be written with a short vertical stroke called a psili and an additional horizontal line called a perisponmeni above the letter. This notation is primarily used to differentiate certain pronunciations or to provide phonetic cues for specific words in ancient Greek. While the U+1F36 character may seem esoteric, it plays a crucial role in accurately representing and preserving historical linguistic information within digital humanities research and other academic fields studying ancient texts.
How to type the ἶ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 7990 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.