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Greek Letters
Tap any symbol to copy it. 52 text symbols.
Text symbols
People look for these under several names — greek alphabet copy and paste, greek symbols — and mean the same characters each time. There is no agreed term, because these were never named as a group by anyone.
Where these symbols come from
These are the actual Greek alphabet, not symbols — the same characters a Greek speaker types. Unicode makes no distinction between the α in a physics paper and the α in a Greek word, which is why they are plain letters here rather than entries in a symbol block. Each letter carries established meaning in science, and using the wrong one reads as an error to anyone who knows the field. π is the circle constant, Σ a sum, Δ a change or difference, λ a wavelength, μ the prefix micro, Ω the ohm, and α, β, γ name the three classical types of radiation. The lowercase and uppercase forms are not interchangeable either: σ is a standard deviation while Σ is a summation, and φ is the golden ratio while Φ is magnetic flux.
What people use them for
Mathematical and scientific notation is the main use, but in bios the Greek letters serve as lookalikes for Latin ones: Σ for E, Ω for O, Δ for A. Fraternity and sorority accounts use them literally. Two characters catch people out. The final sigma ς is used only at the end of a Greek word, never in the middle, so a σ pasted in that position looks wrong to a Greek reader. And μ (Greek mu, U+03BC) is a different character from µ (micro sign, U+00B5) despite looking identical — scientific style guides call for the micro sign in unit prefixes, and search will not match the two against each other.
How to copy greek letters
- Tap or click the symbol you want. It goes straight to your clipboard — no selecting, no long press.
- Paste it wherever you need it: a bio, a message, a document, a spreadsheet.
Known problems
Using Greek letters as Latin lookalikes is exactly what mixed-script detection exists to catch, because it is the standard technique for impersonating a username. Expect name fields to reject them.
These are not fonts, they are separate Unicode characters. Screen readers often read them wrong or skip them entirely. What that means.
Common questions
- How do I copy a symbol on my phone?
- Tap it. Every symbol on this page copies to your clipboard on a single tap, with no selection or long press needed. Nothing is sent anywhere — the copying happens in your browser.
- Why does a symbol show as an empty rectangle?
- The font on that device does not cover the character. There is no fallback: for a reader whose font lacks it, the symbol is simply missing. Older Android builds and minimal desktop setups are where this happens most.