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U+1FE8 · Greek Extended

Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Vrachy

Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Vrachy is the Unicode character U+1FE8 (official name “GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON WITH VRACHY”) from the Greek Extended block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s greek letters collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+1FE8
HTML
U+1FE8

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+1FE8
Decimal8168
HTML (hex)
HTML (decimal)
CSS\1FE8
JavaScript\u1FE8
Python\u1FE8
UTF-8 bytesE1 BF A8
UTF-161FE8
URL-encoded%E1%BF%A8

Character details

Official nameGREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON WITH VRACHY
Unicode blockGreek Extended
General categoryUppercase Letter (Lu)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
DecompositionU+03A5 U+0306
Lowercaseῠ Greek Small Letter Upsilon with Vrachy
EmojiNo

How to type Ῠ

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 1FE8 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “greek capital letter upsilon with vrachy”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “greek capital letter upsilon with vrachy”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 1FE8.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “greek capital letter upsilon with vrachy” or enter U+1FE8.
  • HTML:
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(8168)

Questions

What is the Unicode for Ῠ?

It is U+1FE8 (GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON WITH VRACHY), decimal 8168.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 1FE8 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “greek capital letter upsilon with vrachy”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference Ῠ (or Ῠ). There is no named entity.