Phi symbol
Type :phi: · Greek
Unicode name Greek Small Letter Phi · Greek and Coptic block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What φ is for
The golden ratio, roughly 1.618, and an angle in spherical coordinates. Two pronunciations, both defensible, and a long-running argument about which is right.
How to type φ
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:phi: 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 03C6 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 03C6 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:phi: On the web
HTML φ
Unicode U+03C6
JavaScript '\u{03C6}'
CSS "\03C6"
Python '\u03C6'
URL %CF%86
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