Greek letters

Copy α with one tap or type it with Alt + 224.

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U+03B1

Greek letters and related symbols

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Name	Code	HTML	Windows	Mac	LaTeX
Greek small letter alpha	`U+03B1`	`α`	Alt + 224		`\alpha`
Greek small letter beta	`U+03B2`	`β`			`\beta`
Greek small letter gamma	`U+03B3`	`γ`			`\gamma`
Greek small letter delta	`U+03B4`	`δ`	Alt + 235		`\delta`
Greek small letter epsilon	`U+03B5`	`ε`	Alt + 238		`\varepsilon`
Greek small letter zeta	`U+03B6`	`ζ`			`\zeta`
Greek small letter eta	`U+03B7`	`η`			`\eta`
Greek small letter theta	`U+03B8`	`θ`			`\theta`
Greek small letter iota	`U+03B9`	`ι`			`\iota`
Greek small letter kappa	`U+03BA`	`κ`			`\kappa`
Greek small letter lamda	`U+03BB`	`λ`			`\lambda`
Greek small letter mu	`U+03BC`	`μ`			`\mu`
Greek small letter nu	`U+03BD`	`ν`			`\nu`
Greek small letter xi	`U+03BE`	`ξ`			`\xi`
Greek small letter omicron	`U+03BF`	`ο`
Greek small letter pi	`U+03C0`	`π`	Alt + 227	Option + P	`\pi`
Greek small letter rho	`U+03C1`	`ρ`			`\rho`
Greek small letter sigma	`U+03C3`	`σ`	Alt + 229		`\sigma`
Greek small letter tau	`U+03C4`	`τ`	Alt + 231		`\tau`
Greek small letter upsilon	`U+03C5`	`υ`			`\upsilon`
Greek small letter phi	`U+03C6`	`φ`	Alt + 237		`\phi`
Greek small letter chi	`U+03C7`	`χ`			`\chi`
Greek small letter psi	`U+03C8`	`ψ`			`\psi`
Greek small letter omega	`U+03C9`	`ω`			`\omega`
Greek capital letter alpha	`U+0391`	`Α`
Greek capital letter beta	`U+0392`	`Β`
Greek capital letter gamma	`U+0393`	`Γ`	Alt + 226		`\Gamma`
Greek capital letter delta	`U+0394`	`Δ`			`\Delta`
Greek capital letter epsilon	`U+0395`	`Ε`
Greek capital letter zeta	`U+0396`	`Ζ`
Greek capital letter eta	`U+0397`	`Η`
Greek capital letter theta	`U+0398`	`Θ`	Alt + 233		`\Theta`
Greek capital letter iota	`U+0399`	`Ι`
Greek capital letter kappa	`U+039A`	`Κ`
Greek capital letter lamda	`U+039B`	`Λ`			`\Lambda`
Greek capital letter mu	`U+039C`	`Μ`
Greek capital letter nu	`U+039D`	`Ν`
Greek capital letter xi	`U+039E`	`Ξ`			`\Xi`
Greek capital letter omicron	`U+039F`	`Ο`
Greek capital letter pi	`U+03A0`	`Π`			`\Pi`
Greek capital letter rho	`U+03A1`	`Ρ`
Greek capital letter sigma	`U+03A3`	`Σ`	Alt + 228		`\Sigma`
Greek capital letter tau	`U+03A4`	`Τ`
Greek capital letter upsilon	`U+03A5`	`Υ`
Greek capital letter phi	`U+03A6`	`Φ`	Alt + 232		`\Phi`
Greek capital letter chi	`U+03A7`	`Χ`
Greek capital letter psi	`U+03A8`	`Ψ`			`\Psi`
Greek capital letter omega	`U+03A9`	`Ω`	Alt + 234	Option + Z	`\Omega`

What α means

The Greek alphabet has 24 letters, each with a capital and a lowercase form. Science and math use nearly all of them as symbols.

Common uses: math, physics, fraternity and sorority letters.

Unicode name: Greek Small Letter Alpha
Code point: U+03B1
Windows: Alt + 224
Mac: Character Viewer

Keyboard shortcuts for α

Copy and paste

Tap the α above or any symbol in the table. It goes straight to your clipboard.

Windows

Hold Alt and type 224 on the number pad, then let go of Alt. In Word, type 03B1 and press Alt + X. Outside Word, open the emoji and symbols panel with Windows key + period.

Mac

No shortcut? Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer; search for greek small letter alpha.

iPhone and Android

Long press a related key on some keyboards to find α. If yours does not have it, copy it here and paste it where you need it.

HTML

Use α or α.

LaTeX

Use \alpha in math mode.

Questions people ask

How do I type α on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 224 on the number pad. Mac users can find it in the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space).

How do I copy and paste α?

Tap the large α at the top of this page. It is copied to your clipboard and you can paste it anywhere.

What does α mean?

The Greek alphabet has 24 letters, each with a capital and a lowercase form. Science and math use nearly all of them as symbols.

Where is α used?

Math, physics, fraternity and sorority letters.

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Updated November 13, 2026