How to type λ
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 03bb.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want λ.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 03BB and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “greek small letter lambda” and double-click λ.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want λ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste λ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want λ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste λ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 03bb, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 03BB, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “greek small letter lambda”.
Codes for λ
| Unicode | U+03BB |
|---|---|
| Official name | GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA |
| Block | Greek and Coptic |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | λ |
| HTML hex | λ |
| CSS | content: "\03BB"; |
| JavaScript | "\u03BB" |
| Python | "\u03BB" |
| UTF-8 bytes | CE BB |