Greek Capital Letter Alpha

0391 · Greek and Coptic · Grek

About Greek Capital Letter Alpha

The capital form of Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, encoded at U+0391 in the Greek and Coptic block. Widely used in physics (alpha particles), mathematics, and as a general first-item designator.

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Encodings

Unicode	U+0391
HTML Decimal	Α
HTML Hex	Α
CSS	\0391
JavaScript	\u{391}
Python	\u0391
Java	\u0391
UTF-8	ce 91
UTF-16	03 91
URL Encoded	%CE%91

Unicode Properties

Block

Greek and Coptic

Script

Grek

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Β 0392 Γ 0393 Δ 0394 Σ 03A3 Φ 03A6 Ψ 03A8 Ω 03A9 Ⅹ 2169

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Α Greek Capital Letter Alpha symbol?

Α is the Greek Capital Letter Alpha symbol, encoded at Unicode 0391.

What is the Unicode codepoint of Greek Capital Letter Alpha?

The Greek Capital Letter Alpha symbol (Α) has codepoint 0391.

How do I type or copy Greek Capital Letter Alpha?

Copy Α directly, or use the HTML entity, CSS, JavaScript, and Python encodings shown on this page.