How to type φ
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 03c6.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want φ.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 03C6 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “greek small letter phi” and double-click φ.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want φ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste φ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want φ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste φ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 03c6, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 03C6, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “greek small letter phi”.
Codes for φ
| Unicode | U+03C6 |
|---|---|
| Official name | GREEK SMALL LETTER PHI |
| Block | Greek and Coptic |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | φ |
| HTML hex | φ |
| CSS | content: "\03C6"; |
| JavaScript | "\u03C6" |
| Python | "\u03C6" |
| UTF-8 bytes | CF 86 |