Greek Beta Symbol

Greek Beta Symbol (ϐ)

The "Greek Beta Symbol" (ϐ) is a typographic variant of the Greek lowercase beta (β). It is primarily used in mathematics, physics, and specialized typesetting where differentiation from the standard beta is necessary. The glyph ϐ often appears in scientific documents, Greek typography, and certain phonetic notations.

How to Use the Greek Beta Symbol

You can easily copy and paste the Greek Beta Symbol: ϐ

On Windows:

Use the Character Map (Charmap.exe), search for "Greek Beta Symbol," or use its Unicode code point directly.

On Mac:

Use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols), search for "beta" or "Greek beta variant".

On Mobile (iOS/Android):

This character is not typically on standard mobile keyboards. Use a Unicode input tool or specialized Greek keyboard to access it.

Technical Information for Developers

The following codes are useful for implementing the Greek Beta Symbol (ϐ) in websites and applications.

HTML Entities:

<!-- HTML Decimal Code --> ϐ

<!-- HTML Hexadecimal Code --> ϐ

CSS Content Property:

.greek-beta-symbol::before { content: "\03D0"; }

Unicode Details:

• Unicode: U+03D0
• Name: GREEK BETA SYMBOL
• Block: Greek and Coptic, U+0370 - U+03FF
• Plane: Basic Multilingual Plane, U+0000 - U+FFFF
• Script: Greek (Grek)
• Category: Lowercase Letter (Ll)
• Bidirectional Class: Left To Right (L)
• Combining Class: Not Reordered (0)
• Character is Mirrored: No
• Unicode Version: 1.1 (June 1993)
• Uppercase Character: Β (U+0392)
• Decomposition: β (U+03B2)

Encoding:

• UTF-8 Encoding: 0xCF 0x90
• UTF-16 Encoding: 0x03D0
• UTF-32 Encoding: 0x000003D0