GlyphIndexExample notation
φ = 45°
This note uses the letter as an angle label.
Greek phi
Phi appears as uppercase Φ and lowercase φ. The related phi symbol ϕ is separately encoded, and fonts can draw the forms differently.
GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PHI
Appearance can vary by font.
Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
Phi appears as uppercase Φ and lowercase φ. The related phi symbol ϕ is separately encoded, and fonts can draw the forms differently.
How to use it
Here φ labels an angle of 45°. When copying a formula, keep the phi character used in its source.
Examples
Uppercase and lowercase
Φ U+03A6 / φ U+03C6
Uppercase and lowercase use different code points. Copy the case you need.
Similar shapes, different characters
Compare the lookalike
U+03D5U+03D5 is a separate Greek phi symbol; the visual shapes may vary between fonts.
Greek small phi
U+03C6Copy 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)