Greek Capital Letter Alpha
U+0391ΑLetter · decimal Α
Greek Symbols Copy & Paste
Copy 134 greek symbols for equations, prices and data labels. The Greek and Coptic block supplies most of them. 132 are letter.
Copy greek symbols
134 characters and sequences. One tap copies the real code points.
That search returns nothing in this set.
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Greek Symbols with Unicode names and HTML codes
Here are 12 representative rows out of 134. Where two entries look the same, the name settles it. The HTML references beside each name reproduce the code-point sequence character for character.
Greek Capital Letter Nu
U+039DΝLetter · decimal Ν
Greek Small Letter Alpha
U+03B1αLetter · decimal α
Greek Small Letter Epsilon
U+03B5εLetter · decimal ε
Greek Small Letter Chi
U+03C7χLetter · decimal χ
Greek Capital Letter Yot
U+037FͿLetter · decimal Ϳ
Greek Small Letter Eta With Tonos
U+03AEήLetter · decimal ή
Greek Upsilon With Acute And Hook Symbol
U+03D3ϓLetter · decimal ϓ
Greek Small Letter Koppa
U+03DFϟLetter · decimal ϟ
Coptic Small Letter Gangia
U+03EBϫLetter · decimal ϫ
Greek Small Letter Sho
U+03F8ϸLetter · decimal ϸ
Greek Small Letter Omega With Dasia And Varia
U+1F63ὣLetter · decimal ὣ
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Greek Symbols: types, meanings and practical differences
Greek letters are central to mathematics, science and Greek-language text; symbol choice should match uppercase and lowercase conventions.
These handle amounts, equations, money and ordered labels. Stored on this page are 134 entries, split 134 single characters to 0 sequences.
You will meet Greek Capital Letter Alpha, Greek Capital Letter Nu, Greek Small Letter Alpha, Greek Small Letter Epsilon among these. Measured over the full set, the leading name patterns are Greek Small Letter (49), Greek Capital Letter (39), Coptic Capital Letter (7). Single-character values span U+0370 to U+271A.
Browse greek symbols by type
Letter
132 entries
Symbol
2 entries
Counted from the stored set
The range these greek symbols occupy
Counted across U+0370 to U+271A, the general-category split is letter 132, symbol 2.
Name patterns that repeat
Greek Small Letter (49), Greek Capital Letter (39), Coptic Capital Letter (7) lead the name frequencies — measured, not assumed.
Sequence construction
0 entries span more than one code point: 0 with a zero-width joiner, 0 with a variation selector, the longest running to 1 code points.
How to choose the right form
Two look almost the same: Greek Capital Letter Alpha and Greek Capital Letter Nu. They are different characters: U+0391 and U+039D. Start with letter.
It is the biggest group, with 132. Only reach for symbol when the narrower sense is the point. Always check it in the place it will appear.
These are grouped by what people use them for. Unicode's own categories may split them differently.
132Letter
Letterforms borrowed for their shape. 99% here.
2Symbol
Ordinary text symbols, styled by your CSS. 1% here.
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Greek Symbols explained in plain English
Short summary
You can copy any of the 134 greek symbols below. 132 of them are letter. Their home in Unicode is the Greek and Coptic block.
Sorted into 2 kinds
Expect letter and symbol. 132 sit under letter.
Which blocks they come from
They come from Greek and Coptic (129) and Dingbats (2). They span U+0370 to U+271A, so no one font covers them all.
The pair people mix up
Greek Capital Letter Alpha and Greek Capital Letter Nu look alike. They are not the same character.
Names repeat in families
49 names start with “Greek Small Letter”. The difference is at the end.
Key words and ideas
These words describe the shapes, uses and character families you will meet in this collection.
- Letter
- Symbol
- Greek
- Alphabet
- Math
- Science
- Alpha
- Beta
- Epsilon
- Tonos
- Upsilon
- Acute
Side by side
| Type | Examples | Good for | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter | Α Β Γ | Equations and technical documents | Treating Greek Capital Letter Alpha and Greek Capital Letter Nu as the same character |
| Symbol | ✚ ✙ | Prices, measurements and data labels | Assuming all 134 behave the same way in every font |
Greek letters keep alphabetic and scientific identities
Greek characters are real letters. Scientific fields assign conventional meanings to them, but that notation does not replace their role in Greek-language words.
| Letters | Common technical role | Identity check |
|---|---|---|
| α / Α | Angles, coefficients and alpha labels | Uppercase alpha often resembles Latin A but remains a Greek character. |
| β / Β | Beta values, software stages and physical coefficients | Greek beta is not the German sharp s or a Latin B. |
| Δ / δ | Change, difference and small variation | Capital delta and increment operators can carry discipline-specific rules. |
| Σ / σ | Summation and statistical notation | The summation operator ∑ is a separate mathematical character from capital sigma Σ. |
Practical note: Follow the notation convention of the subject, preserve case, and avoid replacing Greek letters with visual Latin lookalikes in searchable equations or identifiers.
Keep exploring this topic
Compare these choices with pi symbols and comparison symbols. For a deeper explanation, read Unicode Symbols Explained: From Code Point to Character. If one question is enough, read how do i find the official name of a symbol?.
Tip: Pair anything decorative with real text. That is what search engines index and what screen readers announce.
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How to use greek symbols
Selecting an entry places its exact code points on your clipboard. Paste with Ctrl V, ⌘ V, or the Paste command on mobile.
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Equations and technical documents
Reach for Greek Capital Letter Alpha, and never let it replace a word that matters.
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Prices, measurements and data labels
Letter suits prices, measurements and data labels. Pick one whose stroke weight matches the text around it.
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Numbered steps and diagram keys
When creating numbered steps and diagram keys, paste the complete entry — all of these are single code points, so a partial copy is not a risk here.
Copy-ready greek symbols examples for equations and technical documents
Equations and technical documents
Α Greek referencePrices, measurements and data labels
Α Β ΓNumbered steps and diagram keys
Γ greek Α05
Keyboard entry for greek symbols
You do not have to copy. Each code point below doubles as a keyboard code — decimal for a Windows alt code, hexadecimal for Word and macOS.
| Character | Name | Windows | Hex | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Α | Greek Capital Letter Alpha | Alt 913 | 0391 | Α |
| Ν | Greek Capital Letter Nu | Alt 925 | 039D | Ν |
| α | Greek Small Letter Alpha | Alt 945 | 03B1 | α |
| ε | Greek Small Letter Epsilon | Alt 949 | 03B5 | ε |
| χ | Greek Small Letter Chi | Alt 967 | 03C7 | χ |
| Ϳ | Greek Capital Letter Yot | Alt 895 | 037F | Ϳ |
The alt-code route requires a real keypad and cannot address anything above U+FFFF. Each platform's method is spelled out in the keyboard guide.
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How greek symbols render across fonts, apps and devices
Most of these live in one place: Greek and Coptic holds 98% of them. The rest come from Dingbats. These are all plain text.
Style them like any other letter.
What travels is the character; what you see is whatever font the destination reaches for. That is why the same greek symbol can look heavier on a phone than in a document.
134Single characters
0Sequences
0Emoji properties
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Common mistakes with greek symbols
- 1
Treating Greek Capital Letter Alpha and Greek Capital Letter Nu as the same character.
- 2
Assuming all 134 behave the same way in every font.
- 3
Treating these greek symbols as interchangeable with the visually similar characters in pi symbols.
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Greek Symbols questions and answers
What is the difference between Greek Capital Letter Alpha and Greek Capital Letter Nu?+
Different code points, similar shapes. Greek Capital Letter Alpha sits at U+0391 and Greek Capital Letter Nu at U+039D, so search, sorting and screen readers treat them as unrelated characters even where they look the same.
What is the HTML code for greek capital letter alpha?+
Α is the hexadecimal form and Α the decimal one; both render as Α. On a page that declares UTF-8 you can also just paste the character.
Do these greek symbols change colour with my text?+
Yes. None of the 134 entries on this page carry emoji properties, so each one inherits the colour, weight and size of the text around it, exactly like a letter does.
Which Unicode block are these greek symbols in?+
Chiefly Greek and Coptic, which accounts for 129; the rest come from Dingbats. Coverage tends to follow the block: long-established ones render nearly everywhere, recent additions do not.
Which greek symbol should I choose?+
Two look almost the same: <b>Greek Capital Letter Alpha</b> and <b>Greek Capital Letter Nu</b>. They are different characters: U+0391 and U+039D. Start with <b>letter</b>. It is the biggest group, with <b>132</b>. Only reach for symbol when the narrower sense is the point. Always check it in the place it will appear.
How many greek symbols are on this page?+
134: 134 single Unicode characters and 0 multi-code-point sequences, of which 0 carry emoji properties. They divide into 2 groups, the largest being letter with 132 entries.
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Learn more about greek symbols
Two tools worth knowing about
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Pair a greek symbol with styled letters in the Symbol Maker. Seven browser-based utilities are collected in the Unicode tools hub, which explains which one fits which job.
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Where this data comes from
These 134 entries are measured, not sampled or approximated. Formal names and categories come straight from the Unicode 17.0 database, with emoji status taken from the published emoji data rather than judged by eye.
- Unicode Character Database — UnicodeData.txt (formal names and general categories)
- Unicode emoji-test.txt (fully-qualified emoji sequences and grouping)
- The Unicode Standard, current version
- How CoolSymbol.now sources, counts and tests this data