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Greek Letters Copy and Paste

Click any Greek letter below and it is copied to your clipboard, ready to paste into a document, a spreadsheet, a chat message or a piece of code. No keyboard layout to install and no shortcut to memorise.

The Greek alphabet has 24 letters. Mathematics, physics, statistics and engineering borrow most of them, which is why α, β, π, Σ and Ω turn up far more often than the language itself does.

Every letter on this page also lists its Unicode code point, HTML entity and Windows ALT code, so you can type it directly when you need to.

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Lowercase Greek letters

The 24 small letters, alpha through omega.

Reference table Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape

Lowercase Greek letters: Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape for every character.
Symbol	Name	Unicode	HTML	ALT code	CSS
α	Greek small letter alpha (alpha)	U+03B1	α	ALT 945	\03B1
β	Greek small letter beta (beta)	U+03B2	β	ALT 946	\03B2
γ	Greek small letter gamma (gamma)	U+03B3	γ	ALT 947	\03B3
δ	Greek small letter delta (delta)	U+03B4	δ	ALT 948	\03B4
ε	Greek small letter epsilon (epsilon)	U+03B5	ε	ALT 949	\03B5
ζ	Greek small letter zeta (zeta)	U+03B6	ζ	ALT 950	\03B6
η	Greek small letter eta (eta)	U+03B7	η	ALT 951	\03B7
θ	Greek small letter theta (theta)	U+03B8	θ	ALT 952	\03B8
ι	Greek small letter iota (iota)	U+03B9	ι	ALT 953	\03B9
κ	Greek small letter kappa (kappa)	U+03BA	κ	ALT 954	\03BA
λ	Greek small letter lambda (lambda)	U+03BB	λ	ALT 955	\03BB
μ	Greek small letter mu (mu)	U+03BC	μ	ALT 956	\03BC
ν	Greek small letter nu (nu)	U+03BD	ν	ALT 957	\03BD
ξ	Greek small letter xi (xi)	U+03BE	ξ	ALT 958	\03BE
ο	Greek small letter omicron (omicron)	U+03BF	ο	ALT 959	\03BF
π	Greek small letter pi (pi)	U+03C0	π	ALT 960	\03C0
ρ	Greek small letter rho (rho)	U+03C1	ρ	ALT 961	\03C1
σ	Greek small letter sigma (sigma)	U+03C3	σ	ALT 963	\03C3
τ	Greek small letter tau (tau)	U+03C4	τ	ALT 964	\03C4
υ	Greek small letter upsilon (upsilon)	U+03C5	υ	ALT 965	\03C5
φ	Greek small letter phi (phi)	U+03C6	φ	ALT 966	\03C6
χ	Greek small letter chi (chi)	U+03C7	χ	ALT 967	\03C7
ψ	Greek small letter psi (psi)	U+03C8	ψ	ALT 968	\03C8
ω	Greek small letter omega (omega)	U+03C9	ω	ALT 969	\03C9

Capital Greek letters

Uppercase forms. Several are identical to Latin capitals but have their own code points.

Reference table Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape

Capital Greek letters: Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape for every character.
Symbol	Name	Unicode	HTML	ALT code	CSS
Α	Greek capital letter Alpha (Alpha)	U+0391	Α	ALT 913	\0391
Β	Greek capital letter Beta (Beta)	U+0392	Β	ALT 914	\0392
Γ	Greek capital letter Gamma (Gamma)	U+0393	Γ	ALT 915	\0393
Δ	Greek capital letter Delta (Delta)	U+0394	Δ	ALT 916	\0394
Ε	Greek capital letter Epsilon (Epsilon)	U+0395	Ε	ALT 917	\0395
Ζ	Greek capital letter Zeta (Zeta)	U+0396	Ζ	ALT 918	\0396
Η	Greek capital letter Eta (Eta)	U+0397	Η	ALT 919	\0397
Θ	Greek capital letter Theta (Theta)	U+0398	Θ	ALT 920	\0398
Ι	Greek capital letter Iota (Iota)	U+0399	Ι	ALT 921	\0399
Κ	Greek capital letter Kappa (Kappa)	U+039A	Κ	ALT 922	\039A
Λ	Greek capital letter Lambda (Lambda)	U+039B	Λ	ALT 923	\039B
Μ	Greek capital letter Mu (Mu)	U+039C	Μ	ALT 924	\039C
Ν	Greek capital letter Nu (Nu)	U+039D	Ν	ALT 925	\039D
Ξ	Greek capital letter Xi (Xi)	U+039E	Ξ	ALT 926	\039E
Ο	Greek capital letter Omicron (Omicron)	U+039F	Ο	ALT 927	\039F
Π	Greek capital letter Pi (Pi)	U+03A0	Π	ALT 928	\03A0
Ρ	Greek capital letter Rho (Rho)	U+03A1	Ρ	ALT 929	\03A1
Σ	Greek capital letter Sigma (Sigma)	U+03A3	Σ	ALT 931	\03A3
Τ	Greek capital letter Tau (Tau)	U+03A4	Τ	ALT 932	\03A4
Υ	Greek capital letter Upsilon (Upsilon)	U+03A5	Υ	ALT 933	\03A5
Φ	Greek capital letter Phi (Phi)	U+03A6	Φ	ALT 934	\03A6
Χ	Greek capital letter Chi (Chi)	U+03A7	Χ	ALT 935	\03A7
Ψ	Greek capital letter Psi (Psi)	U+03A8	Ψ	ALT 936	\03A8
Ω	Greek capital letter Omega (Omega)	U+03A9	Ω	ALT 937	\03A9

Greek letters with accents

Modern Greek uses the tonos accent and the dialytika.

Reference table Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape

Greek letters with accents: Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape for every character.
Symbol	Name	Unicode	HTML	ALT code	CSS
ά	Greek small letter alpha with tonos	U+03AC	ά	ALT 940	\03AC
έ	Greek small letter epsilon with tonos	U+03AD	έ	ALT 941	\03AD
ή	Greek small letter eta with tonos	U+03AE	ή	ALT 942	\03AE
ί	Greek small letter iota with tonos	U+03AF	ί	ALT 943	\03AF
ό	Greek small letter omicron with tonos	U+03CC	ό	ALT 972	\03CC
ύ	Greek small letter upsilon with tonos	U+03CD	ύ	ALT 973	\03CD
ώ	Greek small letter omega with tonos	U+03CE	ώ	ALT 974	\03CE
ϊ	Greek small letter iota with dialytika	U+03CA	ϊ	ALT 970	\03CA
ϋ	Greek small letter upsilon with dialytika	U+03CB	ϋ	ALT 971	\03CB
ΐ	Greek small letter iota with dialytika and tonos	U+0390	ΐ	ALT 912	\0390
ΰ	Greek small letter upsilon with dialytika and tonos	U+03B0	ΰ	ALT 944	\03B0
Ά	Greek capital letter Alpha with tonos	U+0386	Ά	ALT 902	\0386
Έ	Greek capital letter Epsilon with tonos	U+0388	Έ	ALT 904	\0388
Ή	Greek capital letter Eta with tonos	U+0389	Ή	ALT 905	\0389
Ί	Greek capital letter Iota with tonos	U+038A	Ί	ALT 906	\038A
Ό	Greek capital letter Omicron with tonos	U+038C	Ό	ALT 908	\038C
Ύ	Greek capital letter Upsilon with tonos	U+038E	Ύ	ALT 910	\038E
Ώ	Greek capital letter Omega with tonos	U+038F	Ώ	ALT 911	\038F
Ϊ	Greek capital letter Iota with dialytika	U+03AA	Ϊ	ALT 938	\03AA
Ϋ	Greek capital letter Upsilon with dialytika	U+03AB	Ϋ	ALT 939	\03AB

Greek symbol variants used in maths and science

Alternative glyph forms and the maths symbols derived from Greek letters.

Reference table Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape

Greek symbol variants used in maths and science: Unicode, HTML entity, ALT code and CSS escape for every character.
Symbol	Name	Unicode	HTML	ALT code	CSS
ς	Greek small letter final sigma (final sigma)	U+03C2	ς	ALT 962	\03C2
ϑ	Greek theta symbol (script theta)	U+03D1	ϑ	ALT 977	\03D1
ϕ	Greek phi symbol (loopy phi)	U+03D5	ϕ	ALT 981	\03D5
ϖ	Greek pi symbol (variant pi)	U+03D6	ϖ	ALT 982	\03D6
ϰ	Greek kappa symbol (script kappa)	U+03F0	ϰ	ALT 1008	\03F0
ϱ	Greek rho symbol (script rho)	U+03F1	ϱ	ALT 1009	\03F1
ϒ	Greek upsilon with hook symbol (hooked upsilon)	U+03D2	ϒ	ALT 978	\03D2
ϵ	Greek lunate epsilon symbol (lunate epsilon)	U+03F5	ϵ	ALT 1013	\03F5
∂	Partial differential (partial)	U+2202	∂	ALT 8706	\2202
∇	Nabla (del operator)	U+2207	∇	ALT 8711	\2207
µ	Micro sign (micro prefix)	U+00B5	µ	ALT 181	\00B5
Ω	Ohm sign (ohm)	U+03A9	Ω	ALT 937	\03A9

How to type Greek letters on Windows

Hold ALT and type the decimal code on the numeric keypad, then release ALT. For alpha that is ALT 945 and for capital Sigma it is ALT 931. The codes are listed next to every letter in the tables above.

In Microsoft Word there is a faster route: type the code point (03B1 for alpha) and press ALT + X. Word swaps the code for the character. Pressing ALT + X again turns it back.

Numeric keypad only: the number row along the top will not work for ALT codes.
On a laptop without a keypad, use the copy buttons above or Windows key + full stop to open the emoji and symbol panel.

How to type Greek letters on a Mac

Open System Settings, go to Keyboard, then Input Sources, and add Greek. A flag appears in the menu bar and CTRL + SPACE switches layouts, which turns the whole keyboard Greek.

For one-off symbols, press CTRL + CMD + SPACE to open the Character Viewer, search for the letter name, and double click it.

Greek letters in HTML, CSS and LaTeX

In HTML you can write the named entity, for example α for α and Ω for Ω, or the numeric entity α. In CSS content values use the escape \03B1. In LaTeX the commands are \alpha, \beta, \Sigma and so on, inside maths mode.

If your page declares UTF-8 (and it should), you can simply paste the character into the source and skip the entity entirely.

What each Greek letter is used for

A few letters carry so much meaning that people search for them by job rather than by name.

π (pi) is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, roughly 3.14159.
Σ (capital sigma) means summation, and σ (small sigma) is standard deviation.
Δ (capital delta) means change or difference, as in Δt.
μ (mu) is the micro prefix, one millionth, and also the population mean.
Ω (capital omega) is the ohm, the unit of electrical resistance.
λ (lambda) is wavelength in physics and an anonymous function in programming.

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy a Greek letter?

Click the letter in any grid on this page. It goes straight to your clipboard and a Copied confirmation appears. Then press CTRL + V (CMD + V on a Mac) wherever you need it.

How do I type the pi symbol?

Click π above to copy it, press ALT 960 on a Windows numeric keypad, or type 03C0 in Word and press ALT + X.

Why does my Greek letter show as a box or a question mark?

The font in use has no glyph for that code point, or the document is not being read as UTF-8. Switch to a common font such as Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman or Noto, and make sure the file encoding is UTF-8.

Are capital Alpha and Latin A the same character?

They look the same but they are different characters. Greek capital Alpha is U+0391 and Latin A is U+0041. Search, sorting and spell checking treat them as different, so copy the Greek one when you mean Greek.

What is the difference between σ and ς?

Both are small sigma. ς is the final sigma, used only as the last letter of a word in Greek text. Mathematics uses σ everywhere and never needs ς.

Can I use Greek letters in a domain name or a username?

Sometimes. Many platforms restrict usernames to Latin characters, and domain names need an internationalised form. Test before you commit to one.

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