Theta symbol
Type :theta: · Greek
Unicode name Greek Small Letter Theta · Greek and Coptic block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What θ is for
The default name for an angle, which makes it one of the most-typed Greek letters in trigonometry and graphics. Also names an asymptotic bound in complexity analysis.
How to type θ
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:theta: 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 03B8 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 03B8 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:theta: On the web
HTML θ
Unicode U+03B8
JavaScript '\u{03B8}'
CSS "\03B8"
Python '\u03B8'
URL %CE%B8
More from greek
:capital_theta: α :alpha: β :beta: γ :gamma: δ :delta: ε :epsilon: λ :lambda: μ :mu_micro: π :pi: σ :sigma: τ :tau: φ :phi: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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