U+0398 "Θ" Greek Capital Letter Theta Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0398 "Θ" Greek Capital Letter Theta is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, historically representing an aspirated "t" sound in classical Greek and later evolving into the voiceless dental fricative "th" in modern Greek, as in the English word "think." It is widely used in mathematics and science, often denoting an angle in geometry or trigonometry, a temperature variable in thermodynamics, and a parameter in statistics. In physics, it can represent the theta function or scattering angles, while in engineering and technology, it appears in symbolic notation for phases or thresholds. Its distinctive circular shape with a horizontal bar makes it a recognizable symbol in academic and technical contexts across many disciplines.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0398
Name
Greek Capital Letter Theta
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
Θ
HTML Hex Encoding
Θ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCE 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0398
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000398
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0398
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Lowercase Code Point
Lowercase Code Point
Simple Case Folding
Case Folding
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Greek