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U+03C5 · Greek and Coptic

Greek Small Letter Upsilon υ

Greek Small Letter Upsilon is the Unicode character U+03C5 (official name “GREEK SMALL 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+03C5
HTMLυ
υU+03C5

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+03C5
Decimal965
HTML named entityυ
HTML (hex)υ
HTML (decimal)υ
CSS\03C5
JavaScript\u03C5
Python\u03C5
UTF-8 bytesCF 85
UTF-1603C5
URL-encoded%CF%85

Character details

Official nameGREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON
Unicode blockGreek and Coptic
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
UppercaseΥ Greek Capital Letter Upsilon
EmojiNo

How to type υ

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 03C5 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “greek small letter upsilon”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “greek small letter upsilon”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 03C5.

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 upsilon” or enter U+03C5.
  • HTML: υ or υ
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(965)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for υ?

It is U+03C5 (GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON), decimal 965.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 03C5 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 upsilon”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity υ or the numeric reference υ.