Capital Delta symbol
Type :capital_delta: · Greek
Unicode name Greek Capital Letter Delta · Greek and Coptic block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What Δ is for
The Greek capital letter. In maths and science it usually means change, which is exactly why the separate increment sign exists and why the two get swapped constantly.
How to type Δ
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:capital_delta: 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 0394 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 0394 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:capital_delta: On the web
HTML Δ
Unicode U+0394
JavaScript '\u{0394}'
CSS "\0394"
Python '\u0394'
URL %CE%94
What Δ gets mistaken for
The maths character for change. Same triangle on screen, different codepoint, and what Option + J types on a Mac.
More from greek
:pi: σ :sigma: τ :tau: φ :phi: ψ :psi: ω :omega: Σ :capital_sigma: Ω :capital_omega_ohm: Π :capital_pi: Φ :capital_phi: Θ :capital_theta: α :alpha: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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