Greek Capital Letter Upsilon With Vrachy Letter
Ῠ is a Greek capital letter form: Upsilon with Vrachy.
U+1FE8
This page helps you copy the symbol Ῠ easily and use it correctly in text, design, and code. It is the Greek capital letter Upsilon with Vrachy, with Unicode code point U+1FE8. Find ready-to-paste variations and practical examples below.
Greek Capital Letter Upsilon With Vrachy Letter Meaning
Ῠ (Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Vrachy) is a specific Greek letter variant represented by Unicode code point U+1FE8. The name indicates it is a capital “Upsilon” character combined with the Vrachy diacritic/mark (a specialized form used in Greek orthography and typography). In practice, this symbol is most useful when working with Greek text, scholarly or typographic materials, cataloging, or font/Unicode testing. Because it is a distinct precomposed character rather than a plain Upsilon, copying the exact character helps preserve the intended appearance and avoids rendering differences.
Common uses
- •Copy/paste for Greek scholarly or typographic documents that require the exact Upsilon-with-Vrachy form
- •Unicode/font testing to verify that a typeface supports U+1FE8
- •Labeling or quoting text in Greek where the original includes the Vrachy-marked capital letter
- •Creating consistent content in CMS/blog posts by inserting the exact precomposed character
- •Developing software or templates that must output the correct Unicode character
Examples
Ῠ Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Vrachy
- ῨῨ is used as a distinct Greek capital letter form in Unicode text.
- ῨPlease verify that your font renders Ῠ at U+1FE8.
- ῨI copied Ῠ from the source text to keep the original spelling.
- ῨIn my stylesheet, I need the exact character Ῠ, not a similar one.
- ῨThe document includes Ῠ as part of a properly encoded Greek entry.
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1FE8 | |
| HTML Entity | Ῠ | |
| HTML Code | Ῠ | |
| CSS | \1FE8 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 8168 | |
| Decimal | 8168 |
How to type Greek Capital Letter Upsilon With Vrachy Letter (Ῠ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 8168 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1FE8 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1FE8. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1fe8, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy Ῠ 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 Upsilon With Vrachy letter mean?
Ῠ (Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Vrachy) is a specific Greek letter variant represented by Unicode code point U+1FE8. The name indicates it is a capital “Upsilon” character combined with the Vrachy diacritic/mark (a specialized form used in Greek orthography and typography). In practice, this symbol is most useful when working with Greek text, scholarly or typographic materials, cataloging, or font/Unicode testing. Because it is a distinct precomposed character rather than a plain Upsilon, copying the exact character helps preserve the intended appearance and avoids rendering differences.
What is the Unicode code point for Ῠ?
The Unicode code point for Ῠ (Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Vrachy) is U+1FE8.
How can I enter Ῠ in HTML?
You can use the HTML entity Ῠ.
What are the CSS or JavaScript escapes for Ῠ?
CSS escape: \\1FE8. JavaScript (Unicode code point escape): \\u{1FE8}.
Is Ῠ the same as a regular Greek capital upsilon?
No. Ῠ is specifically “Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Vrachy” and is encoded as U+1FE8, so it is a distinct character from the regular Greek capital letter Upsilon.