Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni Letter
ᾌ is a Greek capital alpha with specific diacritics used in scholarly or typographic Greek text.
U+1F8C
ᾌ is a specialized Greek capital letter that includes multiple diacritics. It appears in accurate transcriptions, linguistics materials, and typography workflows that require Unicode precision.
Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni Letter Meaning
ᾌ is the Greek capital form of alpha (Α) combined with particular diacritics: psili (smooth breathing), oxia (acute accent), and prosgegrammeni (a prosodic/marked form used in polytonic Greek). Because the character is a single precomposed Unicode symbol, it’s commonly used when you need exact spelling and fully marked Greek text rather than approximating with separate combining marks. You’ll most often encounter it in polytonic Greek typesetting, academic editions, and digital fonts or documents where diacritics must match the original orthography.
Common uses
- •Copying exact polytonic Greek spellings in academic or reference writing
- •Rendering diacritics precisely in linguistics and classical studies documents
- •Typography and font testing for Unicode support in Greek characters
- •Preparing labeled content or quotations that require faithful original Greek
- •Building accurate search/index text for properly marked Greek forms
Examples
ᾌ Greek Capital Letter Alpha with Psili
- ᾌᾌ ἀλήθεια (example text with a marked capital alpha)
- ᾌΒλέπω ᾌ στο προσεγμένο κείμενο (example marked Greek)
- ᾌΗ επιγραφή αρχίζει με ᾌ (example quotation snippet)
- ᾌΣτο λεξικό καταγράφεται: ᾌ (example entry label)
- ᾌΠαρατηρούμε το σύμβολο ᾌ σε πολυτονικό κείμενο (example note)
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F8C | |
| HTML Entity | ᾌ | |
| HTML Code | ᾌ | |
| CSS | \1F8C | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 8076 | |
| Decimal | 8076 |
How to type Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni Letter (ᾌ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 8076 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1F8C then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1F8C. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f8c, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ᾌ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni letter mean?
ᾌ is the Greek capital form of alpha (Α) combined with particular diacritics: psili (smooth breathing), oxia (acute accent), and prosgegrammeni (a prosodic/marked form used in polytonic Greek). Because the character is a single precomposed Unicode symbol, it’s commonly used when you need exact spelling and fully marked Greek text rather than approximating with separate combining marks. You’ll most often encounter it in polytonic Greek typesetting, academic editions, and digital fonts or documents where diacritics must match the original orthography.
Is ᾌ a normal Greek alpha?
It is a Greek capital alpha (α) form with multiple diacritics included: psili, oxia, and prosgegrammeni. It’s intended for polytonic/diacritic-accurate text.
What Unicode code point is ᾌ?
ᾌ is U+1F8C.
How do I copy ᾌ in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ᾌ.
Does ᾌ work in programming languages?
Yes—its escapes are provided as CSS \\1F8C and JavaScript \\u{1F8C}.