Epsilon symbol
Type :epsilon: · Greek
Unicode name Greek Small Letter Epsilon · Greek and Coptic block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ε is for
A vanishingly small positive quantity, and half of the epsilon-delta definition of a limit. In computing it also names the smallest representable difference between two floats.
How to type ε
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:epsilon: 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 03B5 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 03B5 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:epsilon: On the web
HTML ε
Unicode U+03B5
JavaScript '\u{03B5}'
CSS "\03B5"
Python '\u03B5'
URL %CE%B5
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