Beta symbol
Type :beta: · Greek
What β is for
Second letter, second release. Also the beta coefficient in finance and the second angle in a triangle. Along with alpha it gave software its two names for "not finished yet".
How to type β
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:beta: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex Input
source and type 03B2
with Option held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 03B2 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:beta: On the web
HTML β
Unicode U+03B2
More from greek
:alpha: γ :gamma: δ :delta: ε :epsilon: θ :theta: λ :lambda: μ :mu_micro: π :pi: σ :sigma: τ :tau: φ :phi: ψ :psi: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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