Italic small alpha

𝛼 is the Unicode character “MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL ALPHA” (U+1D6FC). It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block and was added in Unicode 3.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

𝛼 codes

UnicodeCode point U+1D6FC
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page 𝛼
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code 𝛼
CSSFor the CSS content property \1D6FC
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u{1D6FC}
PythonEscape in Python strings \U0001D6FC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %F0%9D%9B%BC
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 F0 9D 9B BC
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 D835 DEFC

How to type 𝛼

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 “italic small alpha”.

In Microsoft Word, type 1D6FC and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “italic small alpha”.

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+1D6FC. Every format is on the italic small alpha page.

About 𝛼

Unicode name
MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL ALPHA
Code point
U+1D6FC (120572)
Block
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
Category
Lowercase Letter
Unicode version
3.1