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Use this table to copy and paste the html code to display Greek characters in this wiki.
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Use this table as a reference to display Greek characters in the wiki. Copy and paste the unicode that corresponds with the Greek letter you are using.  You need to include the "&", three numbers and the ";" together for it to display.
'''note:''' the character in the font tag should be capitalized, otherwise it will appear as the lowercase version of the Greek letter, which is not typically used in fraternal notations.
 
  
 
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<table cellpadding="10">
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<th>Letter</th>
 
<th>Letter</th>
<th colspan="2">Symbol Font</th>
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<th>Unicode</th>
<th colspan="2">Unicode</th>
 
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>alpha</td>
 
<td>alpha</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">A</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">A</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#913;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#913;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#913;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>beta</td>
 
<td>beta</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">B</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">B</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#914;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#914;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#914;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>gamma</td>
 
<td>gamma</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">G</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">G</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#915;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#915;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#915;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>delta</td>
 
<td>delta</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">D</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">D</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#916;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#916;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#916;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>epsilon</td>
 
<td>epsilon</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">E</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">E</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#917;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#917;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#917;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>zeta</td>
 
<td>zeta</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">Z</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">Z</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#918;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#918;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#918;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>eta</td>
 
<td>eta</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">H</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">H</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#919;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#919;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#919;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>theta</td>
 
<td>theta</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">Q</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">Q</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#920;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#920;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#920;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>iota</td>
 
<td>iota</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">I</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">I</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#921;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#921;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#921;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>kappa</td>
 
<td>kappa</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">K</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">K</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#922;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#922;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#922;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>lambda</td>
 
<td>lambda</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">L</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">L</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#923;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#923;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#923;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>mu</td>
 
<td>mu</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">M</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">M</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#924;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#924;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#924;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>nu</td>
 
<td>nu</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">N</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">N</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#925;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#925;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#925;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>xi</td>
 
<td>xi</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">X</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">X</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#926;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#926;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#926;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>omicron</td>
 
<td>omicron</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">O</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">O</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#927;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#927;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#927;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>pi</td>
 
<td>pi</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">P</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">P</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#928;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#928;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#928;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>rho</td>
 
<td>rho</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">R</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">R</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#929;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#929;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#929;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>sigma</td>
 
<td>sigma</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">S</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">S</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#931;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#931;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#931;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>tau</td>
 
<td>tau</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">T</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">T</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#932;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#932;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#932;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>upsilon</td>
 
<td>upsilon</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">U</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">U</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#933;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#933;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#933;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>phi</td>
 
<td>phi</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">F</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">F</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#934;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#934;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#934;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>chi</td>
 
<td>chi</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">C</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">C</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#935;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#935;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#935;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>psi</td>
 
<td>psi</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">Y</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">Y</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#936;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#936;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#936;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>omega</td>
 
<td>omega</td>
<td><FONT FACE="Symbol">W</FONT></td>
 
<td><nowiki><FONT FACE="Symbol">W</FONT></nowiki></td>
 
<td>&#937;</td>
 
 
<td>&amp;#937;</td>
 
<td>&amp;#937;</td>
 
</tr>
 
</tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>

Revision as of 18:08, 1 February 2008

Use this table as a reference to display Greek characters in the wiki. Copy and paste the unicode that corresponds with the Greek letter you are using. You need to include the "&", three numbers and the ";" together for it to display.

Letter Unicode
alpha &#913;
beta &#914;
gamma &#915;
delta &#916;
epsilon &#917;
zeta &#918;
eta &#919;
theta &#920;
iota &#921;
kappa &#922;
lambda &#923;
mu &#924;
nu &#925;
xi &#926;
omicron &#927;
pi &#928;
rho &#929;
sigma &#931;
tau &#932;
upsilon &#933;
phi &#934;
chi &#935;
psi &#936;
omega &#937;