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Math Symbol Copy

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Choose a category

Choose a group to narrow the symbol grid. The choice stays in this browser tab while you continue.

The category and selected symbol are kept only in this browser tab for up to 30 minutes. Search text, selections and copied values are not sent to our servers or placed in the page address.

When you need π, ∑, ∫, ∞ or ≠ in a doc, email or tweet and your keyboard doesn’t have a key for it, hunting through character maps wastes time. This tool lays out a curated collection of common math Unicode symbols grouped by category, Greek letters, operators, relations, set theory, calculus, arrows, logic, and copies any one in a single tap. Works anywhere Unicode does: Word, Slack, Notion, markdown files, even social posts.

How to copy a math symbol

  1. 1

    Browse a category

    Greek letters, operators, relations, set theory, arrows, calculus, logic: each has its own section.

  2. 2

    Tap the symbol

    One click copies the Unicode character to your clipboard.

  3. 3

    Paste anywhere

    Pastes as `π` or `∑`: the actual Unicode character, not an image.

  4. 4

    See the code

    Each symbol shows its Unicode code point (U+03C0) and LaTeX command (`\pi`) for reference.

Quick reference

Greek letters (lowercase)

Char Name Unicode LaTeX
α alpha U+03B1 \alpha
β beta U+03B2 \beta
γ gamma U+03B3 \gamma
δ delta U+03B4 \delta
ε epsilon U+03B5 \epsilon
θ theta U+03B8 \theta
λ lambda U+03BB \lambda
μ mu U+03BC \mu
π pi U+03C0 \pi
σ sigma U+03C3 \sigma
φ phi U+03C6 \phi
ω omega U+03C9 \omega

Operators and relations

+ − × ÷ ± ∓ · ⋅ ∘ ∗ ∙ = ≠ ≈ ≡ ∼ ≅ ∝ < > ≤ ≥ ≪ ≫

Set theory and logic

∈ ∉ ∋ ⊂ ⊃ ⊆ ⊇ ∪ ∩ ∅ ¬ ∧ ∨ ⊕ ⇒ ⇔ ∀ ∃ ∄

Calculus and analysis

∂ ∇ ∫ ∬ ∭ ∮ ∑ ∏ ∞ lim ℝ ℕ ℤ ℚ ℂ ℙ

Arrows and misc

→ ← ↔ ↦ ⇒ ⇐ ⇔ ⟶ ⟵ ° ′ ″ ‰ √ ∛ ∜

When to use Unicode vs. LaTeX vs. images

  • Unicode characters are fine for plain text, chat, social media, email subjects and most markdown docs. They reflow with the text and are accessible to screen readers.
  • LaTeX / MathJax is the right tool for actual formulas with superscripts, fractions and matrices. Use $\pi r^2$ in a renderer that supports it.
  • Images are a last resort. Export to SVG or PNG only when the target platform strips Unicode or LaTeX, and add alt text.

Copy gotchas

  • Font fallback. Some older Windows apps substitute missing glyphs with boxes. If the recipient sees ▯, they don’t have a font with that code point, not a copy/paste bug.
  • HTML entities. In HTML source, &pi; renders as π in browsers. Unicode characters in the raw source work too and are usually preferred.
  • Combining marks. Some symbols are formed with combining characters (e.g. vector arrow over a letter). They may look off unless the receiving font supports combining.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes but they’ll be percent-encoded: π becomes %CF%80. Some URL libraries normalize Unicode automatically; some don’t. Prefer ASCII equivalents in URLs when possible.

The embedded font lacks that code point. Re-export the PDF with a font that has full Unicode math coverage (STIX, Latin Modern Math) or embed subset fonts explicitly.

On macOS: Edit → Emoji & Symbols. On Windows 10+: Win + . opens the emoji panel with Unicode search. On Linux: Ctrl+Shift+U, then the hex code. This tool is faster when you just want to browse categories.

Real Unicode characters. Copying and pasting preserves them as text, not as images, so they’re searchable, selectable and accessible.

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