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Greek Letters and Mathematical Symbols in LaTeX
LaTeX provides extensive support for mathematical notation, including Greek letters and a wide variety of mathematical symbols. This guide covers the most commonly used symbols and how to use them in your documents.
Copy Greek symbols and keyboard codes
For copy buttons, Unicode, HTML entities, Windows Alt codes, and worked meanings, open the dedicated omega symbol (Ω, ω), sigma symbol (Σ, σ), or alpha symbol (Α, α) reference.
Greek Letters
| Name | LaTeX Command | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| alpha | \alpha | |
| beta | \beta | |
| gamma | \gamma | |
| delta | \delta | |
| epsilon | \epsilon | |
| zeta | \zeta | |
| eta | \eta | |
| theta | \theta | |
| iota | \iota | |
| kappa | \kappa | |
| lambda | \lambda | |
| mu | \mu | |
| nu | \nu | |
| xi | \xi | |
| omicron | o | |
| pi | \pi | |
| rho | \rho | |
| sigma | \sigma | |
| tau | \tau | |
| upsilon | \upsilon | |
| phi | \phi | |
| chi | \chi | |
| psi | \psi | |
| omega | \omega |
Miscellaneous Symbols
| Description | LaTeX Command | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Infinity | \infty | $\infty$ |
| For all | \forall | $\forall$ |
| Real part | \Re | $\Re$ |
| Imaginary part | \Im | $\Im$ |
| Nabla | \nabla | $\nabla$ |
| Exists | \exists | $\exists$ |
| Partial | \partial | $\partial$ |
| Does not exist | \nexists | $\nexists$ |
| Empty set | \emptyset | $\emptyset$ |
| Empty set (variant) | \varnothing | $\varnothing$ |
| Power set | \wp | $\wp$ |
| Complement | \complement | $\complement$ |
| Negation | \neg | $\neg$ |
| Center dots | \cdots | $\cdots$ |
| Square | \square | $\square$ |
| Square root | \surd | $\surd$ |
| Black square | \blacksquare | $\blacksquare$ |
| Triangle | \triangle | $\triangle$ |
Binary Operations and Relations
| Description | LaTeX Command | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Times | \times | $\times$ |
| Center dot | \cdot | $\cdot$ |
| Division | \div | $\div$ |
| Intersection | \cap | $\cap$ |
| Union | \cup | $\cup$ |
| Not equal | \neq | $\neq$ |
| Less than or equal | \leq | $\leq$ |
| Greater than or equal | \geq | $\geq$ |
| Element of | \in | $\in$ |
| Perpendicular | \perp | $\perp$ |
| Not element of | \notin | $\notin$ |
| Subset | \subset | $\subset$ |
| Similar or equal | \simeq | $\simeq$ |
| Approximately | \approx | $\approx$ |
| Wedge | \wedge | $\wedge$ |
| Vee | \vee | $\vee$ |
| Direct sum | \oplus | $\oplus$ |
| Tensor product | \otimes | $\otimes$ |
| Box | \Box | $\Box$ |
| Box times | \boxtimes | $\boxtimes$ |
| Equivalent | \equiv | $\equiv$ |
| Congruent | \cong | $\cong$ |
Greek Letters and Mathematical Symbols in LaTeX
LaTeX provides extensive support for mathematical notation, including Greek letters and a wide variety of mathematical symbols. This guide covers the most commonly used symbols and how to use them in your documents.
Copy Greek symbols and keyboard codes
For copy buttons, Unicode, HTML entities, Windows Alt codes, and worked meanings, open the dedicated omega symbol (Ω, ω), sigma symbol (Σ, σ), or alpha symbol (Α, α) reference.
Greek Letters
| Name | LaTeX Command | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| alpha | \alpha | |
| beta | \beta | |
| gamma | \gamma | |
| delta | \delta | |
| epsilon | \epsilon | |
| zeta | \zeta | |
| eta | \eta | |
| theta | \theta | |
| iota | \iota | |
| kappa | \kappa | |
| lambda | \lambda | |
| mu | \mu | |
| nu | \nu | |
| xi | \xi | |
| omicron | o | |
| pi | \pi | |
| rho | \rho | |
| sigma | \sigma | |
| tau | \tau | |
| upsilon | \upsilon | |
| phi | \phi | |
| chi | \chi | |
| psi | \psi | |
| omega | \omega |
Miscellaneous Symbols
| Description | LaTeX Command | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Infinity | \infty | $\infty$ |
| For all | \forall | $\forall$ |
| Real part | \Re | $\Re$ |
| Imaginary part | \Im | $\Im$ |
| Nabla | \nabla | $\nabla$ |
| Exists | \exists | $\exists$ |
| Partial | \partial | $\partial$ |
| Does not exist | \nexists | $\nexists$ |
| Empty set | \emptyset | $\emptyset$ |
| Empty set (variant) | \varnothing | $\varnothing$ |
| Power set | \wp | $\wp$ |
| Complement | \complement | $\complement$ |
| Negation | \neg | $\neg$ |
| Center dots | \cdots | $\cdots$ |
| Square | \square | $\square$ |
| Square root | \surd | $\surd$ |
| Black square | \blacksquare | $\blacksquare$ |
| Triangle | \triangle | $\triangle$ |
Binary Operations and Relations
| Description | LaTeX Command | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Times | \times | $\times$ |
| Center dot | \cdot | $\cdot$ |
| Division | \div | $\div$ |
| Intersection | \cap | $\cap$ |
| Union | \cup | $\cup$ |
| Not equal | \neq | $\neq$ |
| Less than or equal | \leq | $\leq$ |
| Greater than or equal | \geq | $\geq$ |
| Element of | \in | $\in$ |
| Perpendicular | \perp | $\perp$ |
| Not element of | \notin | $\notin$ |
| Subset | \subset | $\subset$ |
| Similar or equal | \simeq | $\simeq$ |
| Approximately | \approx | $\approx$ |
| Wedge | \wedge | $\wedge$ |
| Vee | \vee | $\vee$ |
| Direct sum | \oplus | $\oplus$ |
| Tensor product | \otimes | $\otimes$ |
| Box | \Box | $\Box$ |
| Box times | \boxtimes | $\boxtimes$ |
| Equivalent | \equiv | $\equiv$ |
| Congruent | \cong | $\cong$ |
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