Greek Extended Unicode Block

The Greek Extended Unicode block is a collection of characters that complements the basic Greek block by including additional diacritics necessary for the representation of a rich set of historical Greek orthographies and modern scholarly needs. This block, ranging from U+1F00 to U+1FFF, is particularly significant for representing polytonic Greek, which is vital for the accurate rendering of classical and medieval texts. Polytonic Greek script employs multiple diacritical marks, including various combinations of accent marks like the acute, grave, and circumflex, as well as the rough and smooth breathing marks. These diacritics play a crucial role in the phonetic and syntactical nuances of ancient Greek, making this block indispensable for linguists, historians, and classicists who work with Greek texts spanning different historical periods.

In addition to supporting the transcription of ancient texts, the Greek Extended block also aids in academic work where precise pronunciation notations and textual fidelity are necessary. Its inclusion of pre-combined vowel and diacritic forms reduces the complexity involved in display and processing of Greek polytonic text by modern software, thereby maintaining consistency and accuracy. The block supports a thorough representation of dialectical variations and nuanced linguistic expressions found in literary, philosophical, and scientific literature of the Greek tradition. Consequently, the Greek Extended Unicode block serves as a key resource in ensuring the continuous study, digital preservation, and enjoyment of Greek cultural heritage.

View a range of fonts that support the Greek Extended block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Greek Extended unicode block. Currently there are 233 characters in this block.

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Browser	Unicode	Name
ἀ	U+1F00	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili
ἁ	U+1F01	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia
ἂ	U+1F02	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Varia
ἃ	U+1F03	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia And Varia
ἄ	U+1F04	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia
ἅ	U+1F05	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia And Oxia
ἆ	U+1F06	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Perispomeni
ἇ	U+1F07	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia And Perispomeni
Ἀ	U+1F08	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili
Ἁ	U+1F09	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia
Ἂ	U+1F0A	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Varia
Ἃ	U+1F0B	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Varia
Ἄ	U+1F0C	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia
Ἅ	U+1F0D	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Oxia
Ἆ	U+1F0E	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Perispomeni
Ἇ	U+1F0F	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Perispomeni
ἐ	U+1F10	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Psili
ἑ	U+1F11	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Dasia
ἒ	U+1F12	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Psili And Varia
ἓ	U+1F13	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Dasia And Varia
ἔ	U+1F14	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Psili And Oxia
ἕ	U+1F15	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Dasia And Oxia
Ἐ	U+1F18	Greek Capital Letter Epsilon With Psili
Ἑ	U+1F19	Greek Capital Letter Epsilon With Dasia
Ἒ	U+1F1A	Greek Capital Letter Epsilon With Psili And Varia
Ἓ	U+1F1B	Greek Capital Letter Epsilon With Dasia And Varia
Ἔ	U+1F1C	Greek Capital Letter Epsilon With Psili And Oxia
Ἕ	U+1F1D	Greek Capital Letter Epsilon With Dasia And Oxia
ἠ	U+1F20	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili
ἡ	U+1F21	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia
ἢ	U+1F22	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili And Varia
ἣ	U+1F23	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia And Varia
ἤ	U+1F24	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili And Oxia
ἥ	U+1F25	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia And Oxia
ἦ	U+1F26	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili And Perispomeni
ἧ	U+1F27	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia And Perispomeni
Ἠ	U+1F28	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili
Ἡ	U+1F29	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia
Ἢ	U+1F2A	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili And Varia
Ἣ	U+1F2B	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia And Varia
Ἤ	U+1F2C	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili And Oxia
Ἥ	U+1F2D	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia And Oxia
Ἦ	U+1F2E	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili And Perispomeni
Ἧ	U+1F2F	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia And Perispomeni
ἰ	U+1F30	Greek Small Letter Iota With Psili
ἱ	U+1F31	Greek Small Letter Iota With Dasia
ἲ	U+1F32	Greek Small Letter Iota With Psili And Varia
ἳ	U+1F33	Greek Small Letter Iota With Dasia And Varia
ἴ	U+1F34	Greek Small Letter Iota With Psili And Oxia
ἵ	U+1F35	Greek Small Letter Iota With Dasia And Oxia