U+03BB "λ" Greek Small Letter Lamda Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+03BB "λ" Greek Small Letter Lamda is the lowercase form of the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet, known as lambda, and has been a fundamental character in both ancient and modern Greek script for centuries. Beyond its linguistic role, this symbol is widely adopted in mathematics, physics, and computer science to represent concepts such as wavelength in electromagnetic spectra, the decay constant in radioactive decay, and the lambda calculus in formal logic and programming theory. Its clean, distinctive shape also makes it a popular icon in various technical and cultural contexts, underscoring its versatility as a character that bridges classical language and advanced scientific notation.
General Properties
Code Point
U+03BB
Name
Greek Small Letter Lamda
Unicode 1.0 Name
Greek Small Letter Lambda
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
λ
HTML Hex Encoding
λ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCE 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x03BB
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000003BB
C/C++/Java Escape
\u03bb
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Script Extensions
Greek