Greek Letters in LaTeX
Use these commands in math mode ($...$ or \\(...\\)). Only some uppercase Greek letters have dedicated commands; the rest use Latin capitals that look the same.
Quick tips
- Lowercase:
\\alpha,\\beta,\\gamma, … - Uppercase with commands:
\\Gamma,\\Delta,\\Theta,\\Lambda,\\Xi,\\Pi,\\Sigma,\\Upsilon,\\Phi,\\Psi,\\Omega. - No
\\Alpha/\\Beta/… in standard LaTeX — use LatinA,B,E,Z,H,I,K,M,N,O,P,T,X. - Variants:
\\varepsilon,\\vartheta,\\varphi,\\varsigma,\\varrho,\\varpi. - Need the character outside TeX? Grab Unicode instead.
| Letter | Glyphs | Lower command | Upper command | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | Αα | \alpha | A | Alpha |
| Beta | Ββ | \beta | B | Beta |
| Gamma | Γγ | \gamma | \Gamma | Gamma |
| Delta | Δδ | \delta | \Delta | Delta |
| Epsilon | Εε | \varepsilon | E | Epsilon |
| Zeta | Ζζ | \zeta | Z | Zeta |
| Eta | Ηη | \eta | H | Eta |
| Theta | Θθ | \theta | \Theta | Theta |
| Iota | Ιι | \iota | I | Iota |
| Kappa | Κκ | \kappa | K | Kappa |
| Lambda | Λλ | \lambda | \Lambda | Lambda |
| Mu | Μμ | \mu | M | Mu |
| Nu | Νν | \nu | N | Nu |
| Xi | Ξξ | \xi | \Xi | Xi |
| Omicron | Οο | o | O | Omicron |
| Pi | Ππ | \pi | \Pi | Pi |
| Rho | Ρρ | \rho | P | Rho |
| Sigma | Σσ | \sigma | \Sigma | Sigma |
| Tau | Ττ | \tau | T | Tau |
| Upsilon | Υυ | \upsilon | \Upsilon | Upsilon |
| Phi | Φφ | \phi | \Phi | Phi |
| Chi | Χχ | \chi | X | Chi |
| Psi | Ψψ | \psi | \Psi | Psi |
| Omega | Ωω | \omega | \Omega | Omega |
Also see HTML entities and how to type Greek letters.