Entering Greek Letters
click on  | use a button in a palette |
| \[Alpha] | use a full name |
| Esc a Esc or Esc alpha Esc | use a standard alias (shown below as Esc a Esc) |
| Esc \alpha Esc | use a alias |
| Esc α Esc | use an HTML alias |
Ways to enter Greek letters in a notebook.
Here is a palette for entering common Greek letters.
You can use Greek letters just like the ordinary letters that you type on your keyboard.
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There are several ways to enter Greek letters. This input uses full names.
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Commonly used Greek letters. TeX aliases are not listed explicitly.
Note that in
Mathematica the letter

stands for
Pi. None of the other Greek letters have special meanings.

stands for
Pi.
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You can use Greek letters either on their own or with other letters.
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The symbol


is not related to the symbol

.
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