Greek Small Letter Alpha With Oxia And Ypogegrammeni Letter
ᾴ (U+1FB4) is a Greek small letter alpha with oxia and ypogegrammeni.
U+1FB4
ᾴ is a Greek character used in polytonic Greek writing. It includes diacritic marks that affect how the letter should be read and displayed. Use the copy options below if you need to insert the exact Unicode character.
Greek Small Letter Alpha With Oxia And Ypogegrammeni Letter Meaning
ᾴ is the Unicode character named “GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH OXIA AND YPOGEGRAMMENI” (U+1FB4). It represents the Greek small letter alpha (α) together with two specific diacritics: oxia (an accent mark) and ypogegrammeni (a subscripted/underwritten diacritic). In practice, this character is mainly encountered in digital typography for polytonic Greek, especially in texts that preserve traditional accentuation and under-marking. If you’re working with modern Greek, you may not need it unless you are recreating or formatting older orthography or specialized scholarly text.
Common uses
- •Copy/paste into polytonic Greek text when the exact character (U+1FB4) is required
- •Typography and font testing for rendering diacritics in Greek polytonic alphabets
- •Academic or scholarly document preparation that preserves traditional Greek markings
- •Encoding or displaying Greek text in Unicode-aware editors and web pages
- •User-interface labels or content that must match an existing reference text exactly
Examples
ᾴ Greek small letter alpha with oxia and ypogegrammeni
- ᾴᾴν ἀρχῇ
- ᾴλέγω ᾴσως
- ᾴᾴδε τὸ ῥῆμα
- ᾴμετὰ ᾴντα
- ᾴγράφω: ᾴ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1FB4 | |
| HTML Entity | ᾴ | |
| HTML Code | ᾴ | |
| CSS | \1FB4 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 8116 | |
| Decimal | 8116 |
How to type Greek Small Letter Alpha With Oxia And Ypogegrammeni Letter (ᾴ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 8116 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1FB4 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1FB4. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1fb4, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ᾴ 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 Small Letter Alpha With Oxia And Ypogegrammeni letter mean?
ᾴ is the Unicode character named “GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH OXIA AND YPOGEGRAMMENI” (U+1FB4). It represents the Greek small letter alpha (α) together with two specific diacritics: oxia (an accent mark) and ypogegrammeni (a subscripted/underwritten diacritic). In practice, this character is mainly encountered in digital typography for polytonic Greek, especially in texts that preserve traditional accentuation and under-marking. If you’re working with modern Greek, you may not need it unless you are recreating or formatting older orthography or specialized scholarly text.
What Unicode character is ᾴ?
ᾴ is U+1FB4, named “GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH OXIA AND YPOGEGRAMMENI.”
How do I copy ᾴ reliably?
Copy the character directly from this page (ᾴ), or use the provided numeric entity ᾴ / the escapes (\1FB4, \u{1FB4}).
Will ᾴ work on all devices and fonts?
It should work with Unicode-capable text systems, but the diacritic rendering can depend on the font. If you see squares or misalignment, try a Unicode Greek font.
Does ᾴ have the same meaning as regular Greek alpha?
It’s based on alpha, but the added oxia and ypogegrammeni diacritics make it specific to polytonic/diacritic-sensitive Greek text.