FontsGreek Alphabet
All 24 letters, capital and small, plus accented and math forms. Tap a letter to copy it; the table has each letter's name and codes.
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Capital letters
Small letters
With ς, the form of sigma used at the end of a word.
Variant forms
Alternative shapes used mostly in math and science, plus digamma.
Letters with accents
The tonos and dialytika of modern Greek.
Bold Greek
From Unicode's mathematical alphabets: bold capitals and small letters.
Italic Greek
Mathematical italic capitals and small letters.
The Greek alphabet: names and codes
Letter names as in Wikipedia's article on the Greek alphabet; LaTeX commands from MathJax's tables; codes from the Unicode Character Database and code page 437.
| Letter | Name | Code points | HTML | LaTeX (capital · small) | Alt code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Α α | alpha | U+0391 U+03B1 | Α α | A (Latin letter) · \alpha | α Alt+224 |
| Β β | beta | U+0392 U+03B2 | Β β | B (Latin letter) · \beta | none |
| Γ γ | gamma | U+0393 U+03B3 | Γ γ | \Gamma · \gamma | Γ Alt+226 |
| Δ δ | delta | U+0394 U+03B4 | Δ δ | \Delta · \delta | δ Alt+235 |
| Ε ε | epsilon | U+0395 U+03B5 | Ε ε | E (Latin letter) · \varepsilon | ε Alt+238 |
| Ζ ζ | zeta | U+0396 U+03B6 | Ζ ζ | Z (Latin letter) · \zeta | none |
| Η η | eta | U+0397 U+03B7 | Η η | H (Latin letter) · \eta | none |
| Θ θ | theta | U+0398 U+03B8 | Θ θ | \Theta · \theta | Θ Alt+233 |
| Ι ι | iota | U+0399 U+03B9 | Ι ι | I (Latin letter) · \iota | none |
| Κ κ | kappa | U+039A U+03BA | Κ κ | K (Latin letter) · \kappa | none |
| Λ λ | lambda | U+039B U+03BB | Λ λ | \Lambda · \lambda | none |
| Μ μ | mu | U+039C U+03BC | Μ μ | M (Latin letter) · \mu | none |
| Ν ν | nu | U+039D U+03BD | Ν ν | N (Latin letter) · \nu | none |
| Ξ ξ | xi | U+039E U+03BE | Ξ ξ | \Xi · \xi | none |
| Ο ο | omicron | U+039F U+03BF | Ο ο | O (Latin letter) · o (Latin letter) | none |
| Π π | pi | U+03A0 U+03C0 | Π π | \Pi · \pi | π Alt+227 |
| Ρ ρ | rho | U+03A1 U+03C1 | Ρ ρ | P (Latin letter) · \rho | none |
| Σ σ ς | sigma | U+03A3 U+03C3 U+03C2 | Σ σ ς | \Sigma · \sigma \varsigma | Σ Alt+228, σ Alt+229 |
| Τ τ | tau | U+03A4 U+03C4 | Τ τ | T (Latin letter) · \tau | τ Alt+231 |
| Υ υ | upsilon | U+03A5 U+03C5 | Υ υ | \Upsilon · \upsilon | none |
| Φ φ | phi | U+03A6 U+03C6 | Φ φ | \Phi · \varphi | Φ Alt+232, φ Alt+237 |
| Χ χ | chi | U+03A7 U+03C7 | Χ χ | X (Latin letter) · \chi | none |
| Ψ ψ | psi | U+03A8 U+03C8 | Ψ ψ | \Psi · \psi | none |
| Ω ω | omega | U+03A9 U+03C9 | Ω ω | \Omega · \omega | Ω Alt+234 |
Lookalikes of Greek letters
Relations from each character's Unicode decomposition.
| Character | Name | Code point | Greek letter | How they relate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∑ | N-ARY SUMMATION | U+2211 | Σ | A different character from Σ |
| ∏ | N-ARY PRODUCT | U+220F | Π | A different character from Π |
| ∆ | INCREMENT | U+2206 | Δ | A different character from Δ |
| Ω | OHM SIGN | U+2126 | Ω | Unicode treats it as the same character as Ω (canonical equivalent) |
| µ | MICRO SIGN | U+00B5 | μ | A compatibility character that normalizes to μ |
| ϵ | GREEK LUNATE EPSILON SYMBOL | U+03F5 | ε | A compatibility character that normalizes to ε |
| ϕ | GREEK PHI SYMBOL | U+03D5 | φ | A compatibility character that normalizes to φ |
Final sigma
Sigma is the only letter with two small forms: ς at the end of a word and σ everywhere else, as in λόγος. Both are in the table.
Greek letters in math and science
Many are used as symbols: π for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (see the pi symbol), μ for the SI prefix micro and Ω for the ohm. Some of these uses have their own Unicode characters that look like Greek letters; the lookalikes table shows how they relate.
Accents of modern Greek
Modern Greek marks stress with the tonos (ά) and separates vowels with the dialytika (ϊ); both are in the accented group above, each as a single character.
Typing Greek letters
On Windows, a few have Alt codes from code page 437 (shown in the table). Otherwise add a Greek keyboard in your system's language settings, or copy the letters from this page.
Frequently asked questions
How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?
24, from alpha (Α α) to omega (Ω ω). Sigma has two small forms, σ and the final ς.
How do I type Greek letters in LaTeX?
In math mode, with the letter's name: \alpha, \beta, \Gamma. Capitals that look like Latin letters (A, B, E…) have no command: you type the Latin letter. Note that \epsilon gives ϵ and \varepsilon gives ε, and likewise \phi gives ϕ and \varphi φ.
Is μ the same as µ?
No. µ (MICRO SIGN, U+00B5) is a separate character kept for compatibility; Unicode normalizes it to μ (GREEK SMALL LETTER MU, U+03BC).
What's the difference between Σ and ∑?
Σ is the Greek capital letter sigma; ∑ is N-ARY SUMMATION, the math operator for sums. They look alike but are different characters.