Lambda (wavelength)
λ is the Unicode character “GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA” (U+03BB). It is also known as lambda (wavelength). It belongs to the Greek And Coptic block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
λ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+03BB |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | λ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | λ |
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| HTML entityNamed HTML entity | λ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \03BB |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u03BB |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u03BB |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %CE%BB |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | CE BB |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 03BB |
How to type λ
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “lambda (wavelength)”.
In Microsoft Word, type 03BB and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “lambda (wavelength)”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About λ
- Unicode name
- GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA
- Code point
- U+03BB (955)
- Block
- Greek And Coptic
- Category
- Lowercase Letter
- Unicode version
- 1.1