U+03A8 "Ψ" Greek Capital Letter Psi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+03A8 "Ψ" Greek Capital Letter Psi is the twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the “ps” sound and serving as the direct ancestor of the Latin character “X” through early Western Greek alphabets. In modern contexts, it is widely used as a mathematical and scientific symbol, most famously denoting the wave function in quantum mechanics, as well as representing psychology, parapsychology, and the concept of the psyche in various academic and cultural fields. Its distinctive trident-like shape also makes it a popular icon in typography and popular culture.
General Properties
Code Point
U+03A8
Name
Greek Capital Letter Psi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
Ψ
HTML Hex Encoding
Ψ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCE 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding
0x03A8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000003A8
C/C++/Java Escape
\u03a8
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