Greek Dasia Letter
῾ is the Greek dasia mark used in Ancient and polytonic-style Greek text.
U+1FFE
The symbol ῾ is known as the Greek Dasia. It’s a diacritic-style character used with Greek letters to indicate a specific phonetic/orthographic feature in traditional Greek writing. Below you’ll find copy options, codes, and practical examples.
Greek Dasia Letter Meaning
Greek Dasia (῾) is a combining-style diacritic mark from Greek orthography. It is associated with the presence or treatment of an initial rough breathing in traditional polytonic/Ancient Greek notation. In modern typography workflows, it may appear when transcribing historical Greek texts, typesetting with Unicode Greek diacritics, or adding accurate editorial marks to names, quotes, and scholarly passages. Because it’s a distinct Unicode character (U+1FFE), you can reliably copy it for display, documentation, and front-end rendering when the exact mark is required rather than a visually similar approximation.
Common uses
- •Transcribing Ancient Greek with correct breathing marks in educational or reference text
- •Typesetting polytonic-style Greek excerpts for publications and study materials
- •Adding accurate Unicode diacritics to proper nouns and titles that require scholarly notation
- •Rendering correct Greek punctuation/diacritic marks in web or app content
- •Correcting or comparing text in proofreading tools and OCR verification workflows
Examples
῾ Greek Dasia symbol (U+1FFE)
- ῾῾Αρχαία
- ῾῾Ἑλλάς
- ῾῾λόγος
- ῾῾σοφία
- ῾῾βίος
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1FFE | |
| HTML Entity | ῾ | |
| HTML Code | ῾ | |
| CSS | \1FFE |
FAQ
What does the Greek Dasia letter mean?
Greek Dasia (῾) is a combining-style diacritic mark from Greek orthography. It is associated with the presence or treatment of an initial rough breathing in traditional polytonic/Ancient Greek notation. In modern typography workflows, it may appear when transcribing historical Greek texts, typesetting with Unicode Greek diacritics, or adding accurate editorial marks to names, quotes, and scholarly passages. Because it’s a distinct Unicode character (U+1FFE), you can reliably copy it for display, documentation, and front-end rendering when the exact mark is required rather than a visually similar approximation.
What is the Unicode code point for ῾?
It is U+1FFE, named GREEK DASIA.
How do I copy ῾ to use it in HTML?
You can use the HTML entity: ῾
How do I include ῾ in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \\1FFE. JavaScript escape: \\u{1FFE}.
Is Greek Dasia the same as other Greek breathing marks?
It’s specifically the Dasia (often associated with rough breathing in traditional polytonic notation), and it’s distinct from other Greek diacritics.