Φ Greek Capital Letter Phi
Unicode U+03A6
Unicode & Shortcodes
U+03A6ΦΦ\03A6\u03A6——CE A603A6%CE%A6Usage & Context
How to type Greek Capital Letter Phi on Mac / Windows / Linux?
Windows: Use the Emoji Panel (Win + .), the Character Map app, or copy/paste Φ.
macOS: Use Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search by name, or copy/paste.
Linux: In many Linux apps, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 03a6, then press Enter. If that doesn't work, use Character Map and copy/paste.
Microsoft Office: Type 03A6 then press Alt + X.
How to type Greek Capital Letter Phi on iOS / Android?
On iOS, long-press the globe/emoji key and search in the symbol picker, or paste the symbol.
On Android, open the symbols keyboard or use your app’s character panel, then paste.
How to add Greek Capital Letter Phi in HTML?
Best practice is to include the literal character and serve your page as UTF-8. Use numeric references (or a named HTML entity, if available) only when you need an ASCII-only representation.
<meta charset="utf-8" /> <span>Φ symbol</span>
<span>Φ symbol</span>
<span>Φ symbol</span>
<span>Φ symbol</span>
How to add Greek Capital Letter Phi in CSS?
CSS escapes work inside the content property. This is most useful with ::before or ::after.
.symbol::after {
content: "\03A6";
}
<span class="symbol"></span>How to add Greek Capital Letter Phi in JavaScript / JSON?
Use Unicode escapes in strings for a stable, language-neutral representation.
const symbol = "\u03A6"; console.log(symbol);
{
"symbol": "\u03A6"
}How to add Greek Capital Letter Phi in URL / Query string?
Use percent-encoding. In JavaScript, use encodeURIComponent.
https://example.com?q=%CE%A6
How to add Greek Capital Letter Phi in LaTeX / Markdown?
For math contexts, LaTeX or Markdown math blocks are the safest way to render this symbol.
\(\Phi\)
Inline math: $\Phi$
How to add Greek Capital Letter Phi in Word / Google Docs / Excel?
In Word or Google Docs, go to Insert → Symbol (or Special Characters) and search the Unicode name.
In Word, you can type 03A6 and press Alt+X to convert it.
=UNICHAR(934)
Encoding notes
UTF-8 and UTF-16 byte sequences are listed above for developer tools, debugging, or data pipelines.
Related Symbols
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Font tips (if you see □)
- Windows: try fonts like Segoe UI Symbol.
- macOS: try Apple Symbols / Symbol fonts, or install Noto.
- Linux: install Noto fonts (Symbols / Symbols 2) or DejaVu Sans.
Unicode block: Greek and Coptic.
If you see a tofu box (□) instead of the glyph, your current font doesn’t support it.