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The Greek and Coptic code block adds characters needed for the Greek and Coptic languages.

If you want precomposed characters for Polytonic Greek, you'll want to see the Greek Extended code block.

Unicode's Greek and Coptic code block reserves the 144 code points from U+0370 to U+03FF, of which 134 are currently assigned.

Combining Diacritical Marks <-- Greek and Coptic --> Cyrillic

Number of characters added in each version of the Unicode standard :
Unicode 1.1 : 105
Unicode 3.0 : 5
Unicode 3.1 : 2
Unicode 3.2 : 3
Unicode 4.0 : 5
Unicode 4.1 : 4
Unicode 5.0 : 3
Unicode 5.1 : 7

Number of characters in each General Category :

Letter, Uppercase   Lu : 59
Letter, Lowercase   Ll : 67
Letter, Modifier    Lm :  2
Punctuation, Other  Po :  2
Symbol, Math        Sm :  1
Symbol, Modifier    Sk :  3

Number of characters in each Bidirectional Category :

Left To Right    L :127
Other Neutral   ON :  7

The columns below should be interpreted as :

The Unicode code for the character
The character in question
The Unicode name for the character
The Unicode General Category for the character
The Unicode Bidirectional Category for the character
The Unicode version when this character was added

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Greek and Coptic

Archaic letters

U+0370 Ͱ Greek capital letter heta Lu L 5.1: ref U+2C75 Ⱶ Latin capital letter half h (Latin Extended C)
U+0371 ͱ Greek small letter heta Ll L 5.1: ref U+2C76 ⱶ Latin small letter half h (Latin Extended C)
U+0372 Ͳ Greek capital letter archaic sampi Lu L 5.1
U+0373 ͳ Greek small letter archaic sampi Ll L 5.1

Numeral signs

U+0374 ʹ Greek numeral sign Lm ON 1.1: aka dexia keraia; * indicates numeric use of letters; ref U+02CA ˊ modifier letter acute accent (Spacing Modifier Letters)
U+0375 ͵ Greek lower numeral sign Sk ON 1.1: aka aristeri keraia; * indicates numeric use of letters; ref U+02CF ˏ modifier letter low acute accent (Spacing Modifier Letters)

Archaic letters

U+0376 Ͷ Greek capital letter pamphylian digamma Lu L 5.1
U+0377 ͷ Greek small letter pamphylian digamma Ll L 5.1

Iota subscript

U+037A ͺ Greek ypogegrammeni Lm L 1.1: aka iota subscript; ref U+0345 ͅ combining Greek ypogegrammeni (Combining Diacritical Marks)

Lowercase of editorial symbols

U+037B ͻ Greek small reversed lunate sigma symbol Ll L 5.0
U+037C ͼ Greek small dotted lunate sigma symbol Ll L 5.0
U+037D ͽ Greek small reversed dotted lunate sigma symbol Ll L 5.0

Punctuation

U+037E ; Greek question mark Po ON 1.1: aka erotimatiko; * sentence-final punctuation; * 003B is the preferred character; ref U+003F ? question mark (Basic Latin)

Spacing accent marks

U+0384 ΄ Greek tonos Sk ON 1.1: ref U+00B4 ´ acute accent (Latin-1 Supplement); ref U+030D ̍ combining vertical line above (Combining Diacritical Marks)
U+0385 ΅ Greek dialytika tonos Sk ON 1.1

Letter

U+0386 Ά Greek capital letter alpha with tonos Lu L 1.1: sgml &Aacgr;

Punctuation

U+0387 · Greek ano teleia Po ON 1.1: * functions in Greek like a semicolon; * 00B7 is the preferred character

Letters

U+0388 Έ Greek capital letter epsilon with tonos Lu L 1.1: sgml &Eacgr;
U+0389 Ή Greek capital letter eta with tonos Lu L 1.1: sgml &EEacgr;
U+038A Ί Greek capital letter iota with tonos Lu L 1.1: sgml &Iacgr;
U+038C Ό Greek capital letter omicron with tonos Lu L 1.1: sgml &Oacgr;
U+038E Ύ Greek capital letter upsilon with tonos Lu L 1.1: sgml &Uacgr;
U+038F Ώ Greek capital letter omega with tonos Lu L 1.1: sgml &OHacgr;
U+0390 ΐ Greek small letter iota with dialytika and tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &idiagr;
U+0391 Α Greek capital letter alpha Lu L 1.1: html Α; sgml &Agr; Α
U+0392 Β Greek capital letter beta Lu L 1.1: html Β; sgml Β &Bgr;
U+0393 Γ Greek capital letter gamma Lu L 1.1: html Γ; sgml Γ &Ggr;; aka gamma function; ref U+213E ℾ double struck capital gamma (Letterlike Symbols)
U+0394 Δ Greek capital letter delta Lu L 1.1: html Δ; sgml Δ &Dgr;; ref U+2206 ∆ increment (Mathematical Operators)
U+0395 Ε Greek capital letter epsilon Lu L 1.1: html Ε; sgml &Egr; Ε
U+0396 Ζ Greek capital letter zeta Lu L 1.1: html Ζ; sgml Ζ &Zgr;
U+0397 Η Greek capital letter eta Lu L 1.1: html Η; sgml &EEgr; Η
U+0398 Θ Greek capital letter theta Lu L 1.1: html Θ; sgml &THgr; Θ
U+0399 Ι Greek capital letter iota Lu L 1.1: html Ι; sgml &Igr; Ι; aka iota adscript
U+039A Κ Greek capital letter kappa Lu L 1.1: html Κ; sgml Κ &Kgr;
U+039B Λ Greek capital letter lamda Lu L 1.1: html Λ; sgml Λ &Lgr;
U+039C Μ Greek capital letter mu Lu L 1.1: html Μ; sgml &Mgr; Μ
U+039D Ν Greek capital letter nu Lu L 1.1: html Ν; sgml &Ngr; Ν
U+039E Ξ Greek capital letter xi Lu L 1.1: html Ξ; sgml &Xgr; Ξ
U+039F Ο Greek capital letter omicron Lu L 1.1: html Ο; sgml &Ogr; Ο
U+03A0 Π Greek capital letter pi Lu L 1.1: html Π; sgml &Pgr; Π; ref U+213F ℿ double struck capital pi (Letterlike Symbols); ref U+220F ∏ n ary product (Mathematical Operators)
U+03A1 Ρ Greek capital letter rho Lu L 1.1: html Ρ; sgml &Rgr; Ρ
U+03A3 Σ Greek capital letter sigma Lu L 1.1: html Σ; sgml &Sgr; Σ; ref U+01A9 Ʃ Latin capital letter esh (Latin Extended B); ref U+2211 ∑ n ary summation (Mathematical Operators)
U+03A4 Τ Greek capital letter tau Lu L 1.1: html Τ; sgml Τ &Tgr;
U+03A5 Υ Greek capital letter upsilon Lu L 1.1: html Υ; sgml &Ugr; &Upsi; Υ
U+03A6 Φ Greek capital letter phi Lu L 1.1: html Φ; sgml &PHgr; Φ
U+03A7 Χ Greek capital letter chi Lu L 1.1: html Χ; sgml Χ &KHgr;
U+03A8 Ψ Greek capital letter psi Lu L 1.1: html Ψ; sgml &PSgr; Ψ
U+03A9 Ω Greek capital letter omega Lu L 1.1: html Ω; sgml &OHgr; Ω; ref U+2126 Ω ohm sign (Letterlike Symbols); ref U+2127 ℧ inverted ohm sign (Letterlike Symbols)
U+03AA Ϊ Greek capital letter iota with dialytika Lu L 1.1: sgml &Idigr;
U+03AB Ϋ Greek capital letter upsilon with dialytika Lu L 1.1: sgml &Udigr;
U+03AC ά Greek small letter alpha with tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &aacgr;
U+03AD έ Greek small letter epsilon with tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &eacgr;
U+03AE ή Greek small letter eta with tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &eeacgr;
U+03AF ί Greek small letter iota with tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &iacgr;
U+03B0 ΰ Greek small letter upsilon with dialytika and tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &udiagr;
U+03B1 α Greek small letter alpha Ll L 1.1: html α; sgml &agr; α; ref U+0251 ɑ Latin small letter alpha (IPA Extensions); ref U+221D ∝ proportional to (Mathematical Operators)
U+03B2 β Greek small letter beta Ll L 1.1: html β; sgml β &bgr;; ref U+00DF ß Latin small letter sharp s (Latin-1 Supplement); ref U+0180 ƀ Latin small letter B with stroke (Latin Extended B)
U+03B3 γ Greek small letter gamma Ll L 1.1: html γ; sgml γ &ggr;; ref U+0263 ɣ Latin small letter gamma (IPA Extensions); ref U+213D ℽ double struck small gamma (Letterlike Symbols)
U+03B4 δ Greek small letter delta Ll L 1.1: html δ; sgml δ &dgr;
U+03B5 ε Greek small letter epsilon Ll L 1.1: html ε; sgml &egr; &epsi; ε ϵ ϵ; ref U+025B ɛ Latin small letter open e (IPA Extensions)
U+03B6 ζ Greek small letter zeta Ll L 1.1: html ζ; sgml ζ &zgr;
U+03B7 η Greek small letter eta Ll L 1.1: html η; sgml &eegr; η
U+03B8 θ Greek small letter theta Ll L 1.1: html θ; sgml θ &thetas; &thgr;; ref U+0275 ɵ Latin small letter barred o (IPA Extensions); ref U+0473 ѳ Cyrillic small letter fita (Cyrillic)
U+03B9 ι Greek small letter iota Ll L 1.1: html ι; sgml &igr; ι; ref U+0269 ɩ Latin small letter iota (IPA Extensions); ref U+2129 ℩ turned Greek small letter iota (Letterlike Symbols)
U+03BA κ Greek small letter kappa Ll L 1.1: html κ; sgml κ &kgr;
U+03BB λ Greek small letter lamda Ll L 1.1: html λ; sgml λ &lgr;; aka lambda
U+03BC μ Greek small letter mu Ll L 1.1: html μ; sgml &mgr; μ; ref U+00B5 µ micro sign (Latin-1 Supplement)
U+03BD ν Greek small letter nu Ll L 1.1: html ν; sgml &ngr; ν
U+03BE ξ Greek small letter xi Ll L 1.1: html ξ; sgml ο &xgr; ξ
U+03BF ο Greek small letter omicron Ll L 1.1: html ο; sgml &ogr; ο
U+03C0 π Greek small letter pi Ll L 1.1: html π; sgml &pgr; π; * math constant 3.141592...
U+03C1 ρ Greek small letter rho Ll L 1.1: html ρ; sgml &rgr; ρ
U+03C2 ς Greek small letter final sigma Ll L 1.1: html &sigmaf;; sgml &sfgr; &sigmaf; ς ς; aka stigma (the modern Greek name for this letterform); * not to be confused with the actual stigma letter; ref U+03DB ϛ Greek small letter stigma (Greek and Coptic)
U+03C3 σ Greek small letter sigma Ll L 1.1: html σ; sgml &sgr; σ; * used symbolically with a numeric value 200
U+03C4 τ Greek small letter tau Ll L 1.1: html τ; sgml τ &tgr;
U+03C5 υ Greek small letter upsilon Ll L 1.1: html υ; sgml &ugr; &upsi; υ; ref U+028A ʊ Latin small letter upsilon (IPA Extensions); ref U+028B ʋ Latin small letter V with hook (IPA Extensions)
U+03C6 φ Greek small letter phi Ll L 1.1: html φ; sgml &phgr; φ &phis; ϕ &straightphi; ϕ; * the ordinary Greek letter, showing considerable glyph variation; * in mathematical contexts, the loopy glyph is preferred, to contrast with 03D5; ref U+0278 ɸ Latin small letter phi (IPA Extensions); ref U+03D5 ϕ Greek phi symbol (Greek and Coptic)
U+03C7 χ Greek small letter chi Ll L 1.1: html χ; sgml χ &khgr;
U+03C8 ψ Greek small letter psi Ll L 1.1: html ψ; sgml &psgr; ψ
U+03C9 ω Greek small letter omega Ll L 1.1: html ω; sgml &ohgr; ω
U+03CA ϊ Greek small letter iota with dialytika Ll L 1.1: sgml &idigr;
U+03CB ϋ Greek small letter upsilon with dialytika Ll L 1.1: sgml &udigr;
U+03CC ό Greek small letter omicron with tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &oacgr;
U+03CD ύ Greek small letter upsilon with tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &uacgr;
U+03CE ώ Greek small letter omega with tonos Ll L 1.1: sgml &ohacgr;

Variant letterforms

U+03CF Ϗ Greek capital kai symbol Lu L 5.1: ref U+03D7 ϗ Greek kai symbol (Greek and Coptic)
U+03D0 ϐ Greek beta symbol Ll L 1.1: aka curled beta
U+03D1 ϑ Greek theta symbol Ll L 1.1: html &thetasym;; sgml &thetasym; ϑ ϑ; aka script theta; * used as a technical symbol
U+03D2 ϒ Greek upsilon with hook symbol Lu L 1.1: html &upsih;; sgml &Upsi; Υ &upsih;
U+03D3 ϓ Greek upsilon with acute and hook symbol Lu L 1.1
U+03D4 ϔ Greek upsilon with diaeresis and hook symbol Lu L 1.1
U+03D5 ϕ Greek phi symbol Ll L 1.1: sgml φ &phis; ϕ &straightphi; ϕ; * used as a technical symbol, with a stroked glyph; * maps to "phi1" symbol entities
U+03D6 ϖ Greek pi symbol Ll L 1.1: html ϖ; sgml ϖ ϖ; aka omega pi; * used as a technical symbol; * a variant of pi, looking like omega
U+03D7 ϗ Greek kai symbol Ll L 3.0: * used as an ampersand; ref U+2CE4 ⳤ Coptic symbol kai (Coptic)

Archaic letters

U+03D8 Ϙ Greek letter archaic koppa Lu L 3.2
U+03D9 ϙ Greek small letter archaic koppa Ll L 3.2: * the Q-shaped archaic koppas are the ordinary alphabetic letters and can also be used as symbols with a numeric value of 90 in classical and pre-classical texts
U+03DA Ϛ Greek letter stigma Lu L 1.1: * apparently in origin a cursive form of digamma; * the name "stigma" originally applied to a medieval sigma-tau ligature, whose shape was confusably similar to the cursive digamma; * used as a symbol with a numeric value of 6
U+03DB ϛ Greek small letter stigma Ll L 3.0: ref U+03C2 ς Greek small letter final sigma (Greek and Coptic)
U+03DC Ϝ Greek letter digamma Lu L 1.1: sgml &Gammad; &digamma; &gammad;
U+03DD ϝ Greek small letter digamma Ll L 3.0: * used as a symbol with a numeric value of 6
U+03DE Ϟ Greek letter koppa Lu L 1.1
U+03DF ϟ Greek small letter koppa Ll L 3.0: * used in modern Greek as a symbol with a numeric value of 90, as in the dating of legal documentation
U+03E0 Ϡ Greek letter sampi Lu L 1.1
U+03E1 ϡ Greek small letter sampi Ll L 3.0: * used as a symbol with a numeric value of 900

Coptic letters derived from Demotic
For other Coptic letters see the Coptic Block.

U+03E2 Ϣ Coptic capital letter shei Lu L 1.1
U+03E3 ϣ Coptic small letter shei Ll L 1.1
U+03E4 Ϥ Coptic capital letter fei Lu L 1.1
U+03E5 ϥ Coptic small letter fei Ll L 1.1
U+03E6 Ϧ Coptic capital letter khei Lu L 1.1
U+03E7 ϧ Coptic small letter khei Ll L 1.1
U+03E8 Ϩ Coptic capital letter hori Lu L 1.1
U+03E9 ϩ Coptic small letter hori Ll L 1.1
U+03EA Ϫ Coptic capital letter gangia Lu L 1.1
U+03EB ϫ Coptic small letter gangia Ll L 1.1
U+03EC Ϭ Coptic capital letter shima Lu L 1.1
U+03ED ϭ Coptic small letter shima Ll L 1.1
U+03EE Ϯ Coptic capital letter dei Lu L 1.1
U+03EF ϯ Coptic small letter dei Ll L 1.1

Variant letterforms

U+03F0 ϰ Greek kappa symbol Ll L 1.1: sgml ϰ ϰ; aka script kappa; * used as technical symbol
U+03F1 ϱ Greek rho symbol Ll L 1.1: sgml ϱ ϱ; aka tailed rho; * used as technical symbol
U+03F2 ϲ Greek lunate sigma symbol Ll L 1.1: aka Greek small letter lunate sigma (1.0)

Additional letter

U+03F3 ϳ Greek letter yot Ll L 1.1

Variant letterforms and symbols

U+03F4 ϴ Greek capital theta symbol Lu L 3.1: ref U+0472 Ѳ Cyrillic capital letter fita (Cyrillic)
U+03F5 ϵ Greek lunate epsilon symbol Ll L 3.1: aka straight epsilon; ref U+220A ∊ small element of (Mathematical Operators)
U+03F6 ϶ Greek reversed lunate epsilon symbol Sm ON 3.2: sgml &bepsi;; aka reversed straight epsilon; ref U+220D ∍ small contains as member (Mathematical Operators)

Additional archaic letters for Bactrian

U+03F7 Ϸ Greek capital letter sho Lu L 4.0
U+03F8 ϸ Greek small letter sho Ll L 4.0

Variant letterform

U+03F9 Ϲ Greek capital lunate sigma symbol Lu L 4.0

Archaic letters

U+03FA Ϻ Greek capital letter san Lu L 4.0
U+03FB ϻ Greek small letter san Ll L 4.0

Symbol

U+03FC ϼ Greek rho with stroke symbol Ll L 4.1: * used with abbreviations containing 03C1

Editorial symbols

U+03FD Ͻ Greek capital reversed lunate sigma symbol Lu L 4.1: aka antisigma
U+03FE Ͼ Greek capital dotted lunate sigma symbol Lu L 4.1: aka sigma periestigmenon
U+03FF Ͽ Greek capital reversed dotted lunate sigma symbol Lu L 4.1: aka antisigma periestigmenon

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Unicode European Alphabets	Unicode	Coptic	Cyrillic
Combining Diacritical Marks	Greek Extended	ISO 8859-7	code block
Mathematical Operators	Basic Latin	Greek	Unicode 5.1
Unicode 1.1	Unicode 3.0	Unicode 2.1	IPA Extensions
polytonic	The Gants	Armenian	circumflex
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