Using Greek Letters & Math Symbols on the Web

Editor's note: The following HTML codes will not work in all browsers. Generally, most HTML codes will work in the latest version of Internet Explorer running on a PC. Although most computer users have Adobe Symbol font installed on their computers, it doesn't usually display properly in Netscape on a Macintosh computer. Only the GIF images will work in Netscape 4.xx. (Please note that ALT tags should be used with images to comply with university accessibility policies.) View this page in several browsers to see which codes are likely to work for your intended audience.

HTML Coding for Small Greek Letters Alternate Coding for Older Browsers
Small Greek Letter Appearance HTML code
alpha α α
beta β β
gamma γ γ
delta δ δ
epsilon ε ε
zeta ζ ζ
eta η η
theta θ θ
iota ι ι
kappa κ κ
lambda λ λ
mu μ μ
nu ν ν
xi ξ ξ
omicron ο ο
pi π π
rho ρ ρ
sigmaf ς ς
sigma σ σ
tau τ τ
upsilon υ υ
phi φ φ
chi χ χ
psi ψ ψ
omega ω ω
Small Greek Letter Appearance HTML code
alpha α α
beta β β
gamma γ γ
delta δ δ
epsilon ε ε
zeta ζ ζ
eta η η
theta θ θ
iota ι ι
kappa κ κ
lambda λ λ
mu μ μ
nu ν ν
xi ξ ξ
omicron ο ο
pi π π
rho ρ ρ
sigmaf ς ς
sigma σ σ
tau τ τ
upsilon υ υ
phi φ φ
chi χ χ
psi ψ ψ
omega ω ω

HTML Coding for Capital Greek Letters Alternate Coding for Older Browsers
Capital Greek Letter Appearance HTML Code
Alpha Α Α
Beta Β Β
Gamma Γ Γ
Delta Δ Δ
Epsilon Ε Ε
Zeta Ζ Ζ
Eta Η Η
Theta Θ Θ
Iota Ι Ι
Kappa Κ Κ
Lambda Λ Λ
Mu Μ Μ
Nu Ν Ν
Xi Ξ Ξ
Omicron Ο Ο
Pi Π Π
Rho Ρ Ρ
Sigma Σ Σ
Tau Τ Τ
Upsilon Υ Υ
Phi Φ Φ
Chi Χ Χ
Psi Ψ Ψ
Omega Ω Ω
Capital Greek Letter Appearance HTML Code
Alpha Α Α
Beta Β Β
Gamma Γ Γ
Delta Δ Δ
Epsilon Ε Ε
Zeta Ζ Ζ
Eta Η Η
Theta Θ Θ
Iota Ι Ι
Kappa Κ Κ
Lambda Λ Λ
Mu Μ Μ
Nu Ν Ν
Xi Ξ Ξ
Omicron Ο Ο
Pi Π Π
Rho Ρ Ρ
Sigma Σ Σ
Tau Τ Τ
Upsilon Υ Υ
Phi Φ Φ
Chi Χ Χ
Psi Ψ Ψ
Omega Ω Ω

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HTML Coding for Math Symbols
Mathematical Operator HTML Code Appearance Alternate Code Appearance of Alternate
for all &8704; ∀
partial differential &8706; ∂
there exists &8707; ∃
empty set = null set = diameter &8709; ∅
nabla = backward difference &8711; ∇
element of &8712; ∈
not an element of &8713; ∉
contains as member &8715; ∋
n-ary product = product sign &8719; ∏
n-ary sumation &8721; ∑
minus sign &8722; −
plus or minus sign ± ± ± ±
asterisk operator &8727; ∗
square root = radical sign &8730; √
proportional to &8733; ∝
infinity &8734; ∞
angle &8736; ∠
logical and = wedge &8743; ∧
logical or = vee &8744; ∨
intersection = cap &8745; ∩
union = cup &8746; ∪
integral &8747; ∫
therefore &8756; ∴
tilde operator = varies with = similar to &8764; ∼
approximately equal to &8773; ≅
almost equal to = asymptotic to &8776; ≈
not equal to &8800; ≠
identical to &8801; ≡
less-than or equal to &8804; ≤
greater-than or equal to &8805; ≥
less-than &#60; < &lt; <
greater-than &#62; > &gt; >
subset of &8834; &sub;
superset of &8835; &sup;
not a subset of &8836; &nsub;
subset of or equal to &8838; &sube;
superset of or equal to &8839; &supe;
circled plus = direct sum &8853; &oplus;
circled times = vector product &8855; &otimes;
up tack = orthogonal to = perpendicular &8869; &perp;
dot operator &8901; &sdot;
function = florin &402; ƒ &fnof; ƒ
degree symbol &#176; ° &deg; °
multiplication sign &#215; × &times; ×
division sign &#216; Ø &divide; ÷
quotation mark &#34; " &quot; "
ampersand &#38; & &amp; &
micro [metric system measurement] &#181; µ &micro; µ

GIF Images for Small Greek Letters
Note: These images are in the SOM /sites/default/files/images/symbols/ directory
Greek Letter Image Image name
alpha agr.gif
beta bgr.gif
gamma ggr.gif
delta dgr.gif
epsilon egr.gif
zeta zgr.gif
eta eta.gif
theta theta.gif
iota igr.gif
kappa kgr.gif
lambda lgr.gif
mu mgr.gif
nu ngr.gif
xi xgr.gif
omicron pgr.gif
pi rgr.gif
rho rho.gif
sigma sgr.gif
tau tgr.gif
upsilon ugr.gif
phi phi.gif
chi chi.gif
psi psi.gif
omega omega.gif

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