Pi symbol
Type :pi: · Greek
What π is for
The circle constant, and the one Greek letter that needs no introduction. Note that this is the Greek letter itself, so it is the right character in prose and in a maths expression alike.
How to type π
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:pi: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + P
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 03C0 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:pi: On the web
HTML π
Unicode U+03C0
More from greek
:alpha: β :beta: γ :gamma: δ :delta: ε :epsilon: θ :theta: λ :lambda: μ :mu_micro: σ :sigma: τ :tau: φ :phi: ψ :psi: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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