Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Dialytika And Oxia Letter
ΰ is a Greek vowel symbol combining upsilon with dialytika and oxia (tonos).
U+1FE3
ΰ (U+1FE3) is a precomposed Greek character used in polytonic Greek text. It combines upsilon with both dialytika and an oxia accent. Use the copy options below to paste it into design, writing, or code.
Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Dialytika And Oxia Letter Meaning
The symbol ΰ is “Greek small letter upsilon with dialytika and oxia” (Unicode code point U+1FE3). It represents the Greek letter upsilon in lowercase form, modified with a diaeresis (dialytika) and an oxia accent (tonos). Because it is precomposed, it can be easier to copy and display correctly than assembling multiple separate diacritic characters. You’ll most often encounter ΰ in polytonic Greek typography, scholarly texts, and properly encoded digital editions where the exact precomposed character matters for consistent rendering.
Common uses
- •Pasting polytonic Greek text into documents or websites
- •Typography for academic or educational materials in Greek
- •Creating accurate Greek word displays for dictionaries or glossaries
- •Using the correct character in digital humanities transcription
- •Front-end development where exact Unicode character rendering is required
Examples
ΰ Greek small letter upsilon with dialytika and oxia
- ΰΰ γράφω κείμενο πολυτονικό.
- ΰΔες το ΰ στο παράδειγμα της ορθογραφίας.
- ΰΧρειάζομαι το ΰ για τη σωστή απόδοση της λέξης.
- ΰΣτον πίνακα χαρακτήρων εμφανίζεται: ΰ.
- ΰΑντιγράψτε το ΰ και επικολλήστε το.
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1FE3 | |
| HTML Entity | ΰ | |
| HTML Code | ΰ | |
| CSS | \1FE3 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 8163 | |
| Decimal | 8163 |
How to type Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Dialytika And Oxia Letter (ΰ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 8163 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1FE3 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1FE3. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1fe3, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ΰ 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 Upsilon With Dialytika And Oxia letter mean?
The symbol ΰ is “Greek small letter upsilon with dialytika and oxia” (Unicode code point U+1FE3). It represents the Greek letter upsilon in lowercase form, modified with a diaeresis (dialytika) and an oxia accent (tonos). Because it is precomposed, it can be easier to copy and display correctly than assembling multiple separate diacritic characters. You’ll most often encounter ΰ in polytonic Greek typography, scholarly texts, and properly encoded digital editions where the exact precomposed character matters for consistent rendering.
What Unicode character is ΰ?
ΰ is the Unicode character U+1FE3, named “GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON WITH DIALYTIKA AND OXIA”.
How can I copy ΰ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ΰ
How do I write ΰ in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \\1FE3. JavaScript (Unicode escape): \\u{1FE3}.
Is ΰ a normal single-letter Greek character or a letter with marks?
It’s a precomposed lowercase upsilon that includes both dialytika (diaeresis) and the oxia accent in a single character.