Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ὡ has the Unicode code point U+1F61. 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+1F61 to binary:
00011111 01100001. 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 10100001
GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA WITH DASIA·U+1F61
ὡ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F61
HEX
1F61
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BD A1 | 11100001 10111101 10100001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 61 | 00011111 01100001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 61 1F | 01100001 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 61 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 01100001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 61 1F 00 00 | 01100001 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ὡ
URI Encoded
%E1%BD%A1
Description
U+1F61 is a Unicode character representing the Greek letter "Omega" with a diacritic mark called "Dasia." In digital text, it is commonly used to denote a lowercase "omega" in contexts where the dieresis or diaeresis is required. The Dasia is a vertical line placed over certain vowels, including "omega," to indicate that the vowel has a distinct pronunciation from its regular form. In linguistic and cultural contexts, the use of the Greek alphabet, particularly the letter omega, dates back to the 8th century BC. It is widely recognized as the first alphabet, which was developed by the Phoenicians and later adapted by the ancient Greeks for their language. Today, the "Omega with Dasia" character is utilized in various fields, including linguistics, typography, and digital communication, to accurately represent specific pronunciations and nuances in Greek text.
How to type the ὡ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8033 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.