How to type β
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 03b2.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want β.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 03B2 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “greek small letter beta” and double-click β.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want β and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste β as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want β and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste β and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 03b2, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 03B2, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “greek small letter beta”.
Codes for β
| Unicode | U+03B2 |
|---|---|
| Official name | GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA |
| Block | Greek and Coptic |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | β |
| HTML hex | β |
| CSS | content: "\03B2"; |
| JavaScript | "\u03B2" |
| Python | "\u03B2" |
| UTF-8 bytes | CE B2 |