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U+03A5 · Greek and Coptic

Greek Capital Letter Upsilon Υ

Greek Capital Letter Upsilon is the Unicode character U+03A5 (official name “GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON”) from the Greek and Coptic block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s greek letters collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+03A5
HTMLΥ
ΥU+03A5

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+03A5
Decimal933
HTML named entityΥ
HTML (hex)Υ
HTML (decimal)Υ
CSS\03A5
JavaScript\u03A5
Python\u03A5
UTF-8 bytesCE A5
UTF-1603A5
URL-encoded%CE%A5

Character details

Official nameGREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON
Unicode blockGreek and Coptic
General categoryUppercase Letter (Lu)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
Lowercaseυ Greek Small Letter Upsilon
EmojiNo

How to type Υ

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 03A5 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “greek capital letter upsilon”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “greek capital letter upsilon”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 03A5.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “greek capital letter upsilon” or enter U+03A5.
  • HTML: Υ or Υ
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(933)

Similar greek letters

Greek Capital Letter Zeta
Greek Capital Letter Eta
Greek Capital Letter Iota
Greek Capital Letter Kappa
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Greek Capital Letter Mu
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Greek Capital Letter Xi
Greek Capital Letter Omicron
Greek Capital Letter Pi
Greek Capital Letter Rho
Greek Capital Letter Tau
Greek Capital Letter Chi
Greek Capital Letter Psi
Greek Capital Letter Iota with Dialytika
Greek Capital Letter Upsilon with Dialytika
Greek Small Letter Alpha with Tonos
Greek Small Letter Epsilon with Tonos
Greek Small Letter Eta with Tonos
Greek Small Letter Iota with Tonos
Greek Small Letter Upsilon with Dialytika and Tonos
Greek Small Letter Zeta
Greek Small Letter Eta
Greek Small Letter Iota

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Questions

What is the Unicode for Υ?

It is U+03A5 (GREEK CAPITAL LETTER UPSILON), decimal 933.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 03A5 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “greek capital letter upsilon”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity Υ or the numeric reference Υ.