GlyphIndexExample notation
α = 35°
Here α names one angle in a geometry note.
Greek alpha
Alpha has uppercase Α and lowercase α forms. The lowercase letter often labels an angle, as in α = 35°.
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ALPHA
Appearance can vary by font.
Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
Alpha has uppercase Α and lowercase α forms. The lowercase letter often labels an angle, as in α = 35°.
How to use it
Keep the case used in the formula or Greek text. If α labels an angle, give its value and unit beside the letter.
Examples
Uppercase and lowercase
Α U+0391 / α U+03B1
Uppercase and lowercase use different code points. Copy the case you need.
Similar shapes, different characters
Compare the lookalike
U+0041Greek capital alpha and Latin A are separately encoded.
Greek small alpha
U+03B1Copy the lowercase letter when that is the case used in the source material.
Sources and method
- Unicode 18.0.0 character database — Pinned standard character identities and properties; the application computes UTF encodings from the original text.
- Unicode normalization forms (Unicode 18.0.0)