Greek Small Letter Beta
β is the greek small letter beta, assigned to Unicode code point U+03B2. Because it is a real text character rather than an image, it survives copy and paste into documents, chat apps, spreadsheets and source code. Copy it with one click below, or grab the exact HTML entity, CSS escape and JavaScript string for your project.
| Symbol | β | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+03B2 | |
| Name | Greek Small Letter Beta | |
| HTML (named) | β | |
| HTML (decimal) | β | |
| HTML (hex) | β | |
| CSS content | \03B2 | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u03B2 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xCE 0xB2 | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x03B2 |
How do you type the greek small letter beta on each platform?
| Where | How to type it |
|---|---|
| Any device | Click the β at the top of this page. It goes straight to your clipboard, and you paste it with Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac. This is the only method that behaves identically everywhere. |
| Windows | There is no short alt code for this character. Press Win and the full stop key to open the emoji and symbol panel, then use the symbols tab and search for greek small letter beta. |
| macOS | Add Unicode Hex Input under Keyboard settings, switch to it, then hold Option and type 03B2. Without that input source, open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for greek small letter beta. |
| Linux and ChromeOS | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 03b2, then press Enter or the space bar. This works in GTK applications and with IBus. |
| Microsoft Word | Type 03B2 in the document, then press Alt and X together with the cursor immediately after the last digit. Word replaces the digits with β. |
| Google Docs | Insert, then Special characters, then paste U+03B2 or type greek small letter beta in the search box. You can also draw the shape in the sketch pad on the right. |
| Excel and Google Sheets | Use the formula UNICHAR(946) in a cell. Copy the cell and paste it as a value if you want the character rather than the formula. |
| HTML | Write β, or the numeric reference β, or β. On a page served as UTF-8 the character itself also works. |
| CSS | Use content: "\03B2" inside a ::before or ::after rule. Terminate the escape with a space if the next character is also a hexadecimal digit. |
| JavaScript | The escape \u03B2 produces this character inside a string literal, and the same escape is valid in JSON. |
More detail per platform: Windows alt codes, special characters on a Mac, special characters in Word and HTML entities.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy the greek small letter beta symbol?
Click the β above or the copy button and it is placed on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. It is a real text character, so it works in documents, chats and code.
What is the Unicode code point for greek small letter beta?
The greek small letter beta has the Unicode code point U+03B2. In HTML you can write it as β or β, or with the named entity β.
Is the greek small letter beta an emoji or a text character?
It is a plain Unicode text character, not an image or an emoji sticker. That means the β inherits the surrounding font, size and color wherever you paste it, and it works in places emoji often do not, such as usernames, file names and code.
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