Mu (mean, micro)

μ is the Unicode character “GREEK SMALL LETTER MU” (U+03BC). It is also known as mu (mean, micro). It belongs to the Greek And Coptic block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

μ codes

UnicodeCode point U+03BC
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page μ
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code μ
HTML entityNamed HTML entity μ
CSSFor the CSS content property \03BC
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u03BC
PythonEscape in Python strings \u03BC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %CE%BC
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 CE BC
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 03BC

How to type μ

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 “mu (mean, micro)”.

In Microsoft Word, type 03BC and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “mu (mean, micro)”.

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).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+03BC. Every format is on the mu (mean, micro) page.

About μ

Unicode name
GREEK SMALL LETTER MU
Code point
U+03BC (956)
Block
Greek And Coptic
Category
Lowercase Letter
Unicode version
1.1