GlyphIndexExample notation
ε = 0.001
The author defines an error tolerance with this letter.
Greek epsilon
Epsilon has uppercase Ε and lowercase ε forms. Lowercase ε is a Greek letter, separate from the set-membership sign ∈.
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER EPSILON
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Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
Epsilon has uppercase Ε and lowercase ε forms. Lowercase ε is a Greek letter, separate from the set-membership sign ∈.
How to use it
The example uses ε for an error tolerance of 0.001. State what the tolerance applies to before relying on the shorthand.
Examples
Uppercase and lowercase
Ε U+0395 / ε U+03B5
Uppercase and lowercase use different code points. Copy the case you need.
Similar shapes, different characters
Compare the lookalike
U+2208The letter epsilon is different from the element-of operator.
DetailsGreek small epsilon
U+03B5Copy 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)