Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ὸ has the Unicode code point U+1F78. 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+1F78 to binary:
00011111 01111000. 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 10111000
GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON WITH VARIA·U+1F78
ὸ
Character Information
Code Point
U+1F78
HEX
1F78
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E1 BD B8 | 11100001 10111101 10111000 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 1F 78 | 00011111 01111000 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 78 1F | 01111000 00011111 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 1F 78 | 00000000 00000000 00011111 01111000 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 78 1F 00 00 | 01111000 00011111 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ὸ
URI Encoded
%E1%BD%B8
Description
The Unicode character U+1F78 represents the Greek small letter omicron with varia (ὀ). In digital text, it is often used in typography for representing the Greek lowercase letter "omicron" (오), which has a distinct shape compared to its uppercase counterpart. This particular character is part of the Unicode block named "Greek and Coptic", containing characters used in ancient and modern Greek as well as Coptic languages. While U+1F78 itself is not commonly found in everyday text, it plays a crucial role in the representation and preservation of historical documents, linguistic research, and educational materials involving Greek or Coptic scripts.
How to type the ὸ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 8056 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.