Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Psili Letter
ὐ is the Greek small letter upsilon with the psili (smooth breathing) diacritic.
U+1F50
The character ὐ is a Greek letter form used when writing Greek with diacritical marks. It combines the letter upsilon with the psili breathing mark.
Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Psili Letter Meaning
ὐ (Greek small letter upsilon with psili) is a lowercase Greek upsilon (υ) carrying the psili diacritic. The psili is one of the ancient Greek breathing marks, typically describing how an initial vowel was pronounced. In modern usage, this character is most often encountered in scholarly text, transcriptions of Ancient Greek, and typography where diacritics are preserved exactly. For everyday reading, it may be visually subtle compared with standard upsilon, but in text processing and search it matters because it is a distinct Unicode character.
Common uses
- •Copy/paste for Ancient Greek text that requires the exact diacritic form
- •Typography and font testing where combining diacritics must be encoded as a single character
- •Linguistics notes and scholarly annotations preserving original orthography
- •Digital humanities projects that store texts with accurate Unicode characters
- •Web and app development when rendering the character by Unicode escape
Examples
ὐ Greek small letter upsilon with psili
- ὐὀ λόγος περὶ ὐ γραφῆς.
- ὐΧρησιμοποιήστε ὐ όταν η γραφή το απαιτεῖ.
- ὐΟ τύπος ὐ εμφανίζεται σε επιλεγμένα κείμενα.
- ὐΣτο παράδειγμα, ὐ είναι διακριτό από το υ.
- ὐΔοκιμάζω την απόδοση του χαρακτήρα ὐ στο πρόγραμμα.
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F50 | |
| HTML Entity | ὐ | |
| HTML Code | ὐ | |
| CSS | \1F50 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 8016 | |
| Decimal | 8016 |
How to type Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Psili Letter (ὐ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 8016 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1F50 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1F50. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f50, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ὐ 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 Psili letter mean?
ὐ (Greek small letter upsilon with psili) is a lowercase Greek upsilon (υ) carrying the psili diacritic. The psili is one of the ancient Greek breathing marks, typically describing how an initial vowel was pronounced. In modern usage, this character is most often encountered in scholarly text, transcriptions of Ancient Greek, and typography where diacritics are preserved exactly. For everyday reading, it may be visually subtle compared with standard upsilon, but in text processing and search it matters because it is a distinct Unicode character.
How do I copy the character ὐ?
Select and copy the literal character shown on this page (ὐ). You can also paste the HTML entity (ὐ) into many editors.
What is the Unicode code point for ὐ?
Its Unicode code point is U+1F50.
How can I use ὐ in HTML?
You can use the HTML numeric entity: ὐ
How can I render ὐ in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \1F50. JavaScript escape: \u{1F50}.