U+03BE "ξ" Greek Small Letter Xi Unicode Character
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U+03BE "ξ" Greek Small Letter Xi is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet and represents the voiceless velar fricative sound, similar to the "x" in "box" in English, though in modern Greek it is pronounced as "ks." In ancient Greek, it held a numeric value of 60 in the Greek numeral system. This character is widely used in mathematics, science, and engineering to denote variables such as a random variable in probability, the damping ratio in control theory, or the Riemann Xi function in number theory. Its visual form resembles a stylized trident or three horizontal strokes, making it distinct from other Greek letters.
General Properties
Code Point
U+03BE
Name
Greek Small Letter Xi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ξ
HTML Hex Encoding
ξ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCE 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding
0x03BE
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000003BE
C/C++/Java Escape
\u03be
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Script Extensions
Greek