Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia Letter
ἄ is a Greek small alpha with psili and oxia (polytonic diacritics) for accurate text rendering.
U+1F04
ἄ is a Unicode character used in polytonic Greek writing. It combines the Greek small letter alpha with diacritical marks. Use it when you need the exact pronunciation/orthography style found in scholarly texts.
Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia Letter Meaning
ἄ is the Unicode character “GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI AND OXIA” (U+1F04). It represents a small alpha (α) carrying two polytonic diacritics: psili (a rough-breathing mark) and oxia (an acute accent). In practice, this form is important for reproducing the specific orthography used in classical and educational polytonic Greek materials. If you are typing or formatting Greek texts that require precise diacritics, copying this exact character helps ensure consistent display across platforms that support the same font and Unicode rendering.
Common uses
- •Copy/paste polytonic Greek text for accurate diacritics in study materials
- •Typing scholarly or educational Greek where breathing and accent marks must be preserved
- •Creating labels, citations, or quotations that match a source document exactly
- •Designing typography samples that show polytonic diacritic combinations
- •Programming text content where Unicode normalization must keep the same character
Examples
ἄ — Greek small letter alpha with psili and oxia
- ἄἄ, ἁ, ἂ — compare breathing and accent marks
- ἄὁ λόγος ἄρχεται with the correct accent
- ἄIn polytonic Greek, ἄ includes oxia and psili
- ἄPlease use ἄ instead of alpha without diacritics
- ἄThe transcription marks the form as ἄ in the entry
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F04 | |
| HTML Entity | ἄ | |
| HTML Code | ἄ | |
| CSS | \1F04 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 7940 | |
| Decimal | 7940 |
How to type Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia Letter (ἄ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 7940 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1F04 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1F04. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f04, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ἄ 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 Psili And Oxia letter mean?
ἄ is the Unicode character “GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI AND OXIA” (U+1F04). It represents a small alpha (α) carrying two polytonic diacritics: psili (a rough-breathing mark) and oxia (an acute accent). In practice, this form is important for reproducing the specific orthography used in classical and educational polytonic Greek materials. If you are typing or formatting Greek texts that require precise diacritics, copying this exact character helps ensure consistent display across platforms that support the same font and Unicode rendering.
What Unicode character is ἄ?
ἄ is “GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH PSILI AND OXIA” at code point U+1F04.
How do I copy ἄ reliably?
Copy the character directly from this page, or use its HTML entity (ἄ) / CSS escape (\\1F04) / JavaScript escape (\\u{1F04}).
Is ἄ the same as normal Greek alpha (α)?
No. ἄ includes specific polytonic diacritics (psili and oxia), so it is not the same as α without diacritics.
Will it display correctly on all devices?
It should display wherever fonts support polytonic Greek characters. If a font lacks the glyph, it may not appear as expected even though the Unicode code point is correct.