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U+03AE · Greek and Coptic

Greek Small Letter Eta with Tonos ή

Greek Small Letter Eta with Tonos is the Unicode character U+03AE (official name “GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA WITH TONOS”) 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+03AE
HTMLή
ήU+03AE

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+03AE
Decimal942
HTML (hex)ή
HTML (decimal)ή
CSS\03AE
JavaScript\u03AE
Python\u03AE
UTF-8 bytesCE AE
UTF-1603AE
URL-encoded%CE%AE

Character details

Official nameGREEK SMALL LETTER ETA WITH TONOS
Unicode blockGreek and Coptic
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
DecompositionU+03B7 U+0301
UppercaseΉ Greek Capital Letter Eta with Tonos
EmojiNo

How to type ή

Windows

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

Mac

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

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 small letter eta with tonos” or enter U+03AE.
  • HTML: ή
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(942)

Questions

What is the Unicode for ή?

It is U+03AE (GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA WITH TONOS), decimal 942.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 03AE 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 small letter eta with tonos”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ή (or ή). There is no named entity.