Capital Sigma symbol
Type :capital_sigma: · Greek
Unicode name Greek Capital Letter Sigma · Greek and Coptic block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What Σ is for
The Greek capital letter, as opposed to the summation operator drawn from it. If you are writing an equation you want the operator; if you are naming the letter, this is it.
How to type Σ
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:capital_sigma: 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 03A3 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 03A3 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:capital_sigma: On the web
HTML Σ
Unicode U+03A3
JavaScript '\u{03A3}'
CSS "\03A3"
Python '\u03A3'
URL %CE%A3
What Σ gets mistaken for
The maths character. Use it when it means "add these up" rather than when it means the letter.
More from greek
:sigma: τ :tau: φ :phi: ψ :psi: ω :omega: Δ :capital_delta: Ω :capital_omega_ohm: Π :capital_pi: Φ :capital_phi: Θ :capital_theta: α :alpha: β :beta: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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