Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Perispomeni And Prosgegrammeni Letter
ᾏ is a polytonic Greek capital alpha with dasia, perispomeni, and prosgegrammeni diacritics.
U+1F8F
ᾏ is a Unicode character from the Greek block used in polytonic Greek text. It’s designed to carry several diacritics on the capital letter alpha in one glyph. If you need the exact form, copying the symbol or using its escapes ensures correctness.
Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Perispomeni And Prosgegrammeni Letter Meaning
ᾏ represents a capital form of the Greek letter alpha (Α/Α-like) with multiple polytonic diacritics: dasia (rough breathing), perispomeni (a circumflex-like accent), and prosgegrammeni (an iota-like feature attached as encoded by the character). In practice, this character is used when writing or typesetting Classical/Ancient Greek or in scholarly/typographic contexts that require precise placement of breathing and accent marks. The exact diacritics matter for accurate reproduction, searching, and displaying the text the same way across fonts and platforms.
Common uses
- •Copy/paste in Ancient Greek or Classical Greek texts that require an exact polytonic character
- •Scholarly documents or manuscripts where diacritics must be preserved precisely
- •Typography and layout work (e.g., editorial stylesheets) that need the correct Unicode form
- •User-generated content or annotations that must display the same glyph consistently
- •Developer-facing text in multilingual apps where correct Unicode character handling is important
Examples
ᾏ Greek Capital Alpha (Dasia, Perispomeni, Prosggegrammeni)
- ᾏᾏ
- ᾏλόγος ᾏ
- ᾏΣημείωση: ᾏ
- ᾏΑρχαία ᾏ
- ᾏΤύπος ᾏ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F8F | |
| HTML Entity | ᾏ | |
| HTML Code | ᾏ | |
| CSS | \1F8F |
FAQ
What does the Unicode name of ᾏ tell me?
It indicates the base letter (Greek capital alpha) plus specific polytonic diacritics: dasia, perispomeni, and prosgegrammeni—all encoded in one character.
How can I reliably copy ᾏ in a website or editor?
Copy the literal character ᾏ from this page. If you need to embed it in code, you can also use the provided HTML entity (ᾏ), CSS escape (\\1F8F), or JavaScript escape (\\u{1F8F}).
Why might ᾏ look different depending on the font?
Different fonts support different glyph designs for polytonic Greek characters. The character’s meaning stays the same in Unicode, but the visual rendering can vary by font.
Where should I use ᾏ instead of a plain Greek alpha?
Use ᾏ when the text requires those specific polytonic diacritics on the capital alpha. For general Greek writing without those marks, a simpler alpha character is usually sufficient.