Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia Letter
ἡ is the Greek small letter eta with dasia (U+1F21), used in Ancient Greek-style writing.
U+1F21
“ἡ” is a specific Greek character that combines the letter eta with the dasia mark. It’s commonly needed when reproducing texts that use detailed Greek breathing marks. Use the copy variations and code escapes below to place it reliably in your documents and code.
Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia Letter Meaning
ἡ is the Greek small letter eta with dasia, a single Unicode character (U+1F21). The name indicates two components: the base letter eta (η) and the dasia, a breathing mark historically used in Ancient Greek orthography. In practical writing, you may encounter ἡ as part of spellings that require explicit breathing marks, especially in scholarly or educational material. It can be visually similar to other eta-with-breathing forms, so copying the exact character is important to avoid mismatches in typography, search, or text normalization.
Common uses
- •Copying exact Ancient Greek spellings in study notes or classroom materials
- •Publishing Greek texts with correct breathing marks in documents and PDFs
- •Typing or proofreading academic writing where precise characters matter
- •Preparing subtitles, captions, or social posts that must match source text
- •Developer use when rendering or validating Unicode input for Greek text
Examples
ἡ Greek Small Letter Eta with Dasia
- ἡἡ ἀλήθεια
- ἡἡμέρα
- ἡἡ γῆ
- ἡἡ γραφή
- ἡἡ σοφία
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F21 | |
| HTML Entity | ἡ | |
| HTML Code | ἡ | |
| CSS | \1F21 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 7969 | |
| Decimal | 7969 |
How to type Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia Letter (ἡ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 7969 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1F21 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1F21. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f21, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ἡ 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 Eta With Dasia letter mean?
ἡ is the Greek small letter eta with dasia, a single Unicode character (U+1F21). The name indicates two components: the base letter eta (η) and the dasia, a breathing mark historically used in Ancient Greek orthography. In practical writing, you may encounter ἡ as part of spellings that require explicit breathing marks, especially in scholarly or educational material. It can be visually similar to other eta-with-breathing forms, so copying the exact character is important to avoid mismatches in typography, search, or text normalization.
What Unicode character is ἡ?
ἡ is GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA WITH DASIA with Unicode code point U+1F21.
How can I paste ἡ reliably in HTML?
You can use the HTML entity ἡ or paste the character directly if your font supports it.
What is the JavaScript escape for ἡ?
Use \\u{1F21} as the JavaScript code point escape.
Does ἡ have the same meaning as plain eta (η)?
It has the eta base, but the dasia breathing mark is part of the same character; for accurate Ancient Greek-style text, you should use ἡ when the breathing mark is required.