Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ὃ has the Unicode code point U+1F43. 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+1F43 to binary:
00011111 01000011. 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 10000011
GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON WITH DASIA AND VARIA·U+1F43
ὃ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F43
HEX
1F43
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BD 83 | 11100001 10111101 10000011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 43 | 00011111 01000011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 43 1F | 01000011 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 43 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 01000011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 43 1F 00 00 | 01000011 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ὃ
URI Encoded
%E1%BD%83
Description
U+1F43 is a specialized Unicode character known as "GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON WITH DASIA AND VARIA." This typographic symbol plays a unique role in the digital text world, specifically in the realm of ancient Greek manuscripts. In ancient Greek writing, the letter Ο (Omicron) is often adorned with diacritical marks, such as the daseia and varia. The daseia is a horizontal line that denotes a syllable boundary, while the varia is a vertical line indicating a caesura or pause in recited text. U+1F43 is an essential tool for digital humanities scholars, classicists, and linguists who work with ancient Greek texts, enabling them to reproduce these original manuscript features accurately in their digital transcriptions and analyses. By incorporating the GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON WITH DASIA AND VARIA into digital texts, researchers can better understand and study the nuances of ancient Greek language and literature, fostering a deeper appreciation for this influential civilization's linguistic and cultural heritage.
How to type the ὃ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8003 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.