π

Technical information

Symbol	π
Name	Greek small letter pi
Unicode number	U+03C0
Category	Greek small letter normal

Description

The Unicode character π, or U+03C0, is known as "Greek Small Letter Pi". It is part of the "Greek and Coptic" block, which includes characters from the Greek alphabet as well as some additional letters used in the Coptic language. This character falls under the "Letter, Lowercase" category. Visually, it represents the lowercase version of the Greek letter 'Pi'. In the context of the Greek language, it is used as a standard letter. However, the Pi symbol has a significant place in mathematics, where it represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, a fundamental constant approximately equal to 3.14159. Its specific usage can vary depending on the context, whether in language, mathematics, science, engineering, or other fields.

Encoding

HTML Entity	π
HTML Entity (hex)	π
HTML Entity (named)	π
URL Escape Code	%CF%80
UTF-8 (hex)	0xCF 0x80
UTF-8 (binary)	11001111:10000000
UTF-16	0x03C0
UTF-32	0x000003C0

Source Code

C, C++, and Java	"\u03C0"
CSS Code	\03C0
JavaScript	"\u03C0"
Perl	\x{03C0}
Python 2	u"\u03C0"
Python 3	\u03C0
Ruby	\u{03C0}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this π in sentence and in bold like this π and in italic like this π.

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input

disabled input

input-group

select

button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#960;</span>

span {
    content: "\03C0";
}

The symbol in different fonts

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Apple Color Emoji

Arial

BlinkMacSystemFont

Courier New

Georgia

Droid Sans

Helvetica

Noto Sans

Oxygen

Roboto

"Segoe UI"

sans-serif

Segoe UI Emoji

Segoe UI Symbol

system-ui

Times New Roman

Ubuntu

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