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
ὰ	U+1F70	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Varia
ά	U+1F71	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Oxia
ὲ	U+1F72	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Varia
έ	U+1F73	Greek Small Letter Epsilon With Oxia
ὴ	U+1F74	Greek Small Letter Eta With Varia
ή	U+1F75	Greek Small Letter Eta With Oxia
ὶ	U+1F76	Greek Small Letter Iota With Varia
ί	U+1F77	Greek Small Letter Iota With Oxia
ὸ	U+1F78	Greek Small Letter Omicron With Varia
ό	U+1F79	Greek Small Letter Omicron With Oxia
ὺ	U+1F7A	Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Varia
ύ	U+1F7B	Greek Small Letter Upsilon With Oxia
ὼ	U+1F7C	Greek Small Letter Omega With Varia
ώ	U+1F7D	Greek Small Letter Omega With Oxia
ᾀ	U+1F80	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Ypogegrammeni
ᾁ	U+1F81	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾂ	U+1F82	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Varia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾃ	U+1F83	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia And Varia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾄ	U+1F84	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾅ	U+1F85	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia And Oxia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾆ	U+1F86	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Psili And Perispomeni And Ypogegrammeni
ᾇ	U+1F87	Greek Small Letter Alpha With Dasia And Perispomeni And Ypogegrammeni
ᾈ	U+1F88	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Prosgegrammeni
ᾉ	U+1F89	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾊ	U+1F8A	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Varia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾋ	U+1F8B	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Varia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾌ	U+1F8C	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾍ	U+1F8D	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾎ	U+1F8E	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Psili And Perispomeni And Prosgegrammeni
ᾏ	U+1F8F	Greek Capital Letter Alpha With Dasia And Perispomeni And Prosgegrammeni
ᾐ	U+1F90	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili And Ypogegrammeni
ᾑ	U+1F91	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾒ	U+1F92	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili And Varia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾓ	U+1F93	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia And Varia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾔ	U+1F94	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili And Oxia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾕ	U+1F95	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia And Oxia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾖ	U+1F96	Greek Small Letter Eta With Psili And Perispomeni And Ypogegrammeni
ᾗ	U+1F97	Greek Small Letter Eta With Dasia And Perispomeni And Ypogegrammeni
ᾘ	U+1F98	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili And Prosgegrammeni
ᾙ	U+1F99	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾚ	U+1F9A	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili And Varia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾛ	U+1F9B	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia And Varia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾜ	U+1F9C	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾝ	U+1F9D	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia And Oxia And Prosgegrammeni
ᾞ	U+1F9E	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Psili And Perispomeni And Prosgegrammeni
ᾟ	U+1F9F	Greek Capital Letter Eta With Dasia And Perispomeni And Prosgegrammeni
ᾠ	U+1FA0	Greek Small Letter Omega With Psili And Ypogegrammeni
ᾡ	U+1FA1	Greek Small Letter Omega With Dasia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾢ	U+1FA2	Greek Small Letter Omega With Psili And Varia And Ypogegrammeni
ᾣ	U+1FA3	Greek Small Letter Omega With Dasia And Varia And Ypogegrammeni