U+03F2 "ϲ" Greek Lunate Sigma Symbol Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+03F2 "ϲ" Greek Lunate Sigma Symbol is a variant form of the Greek letter sigma, distinguished by its rounded, C-like shape that contrasts with the more common modern sigma (σ or ς). Historically used in ancient and medieval Greek manuscripts, especially in uncial script, this lunate sigma served as a simpler alternative that avoided the word-final ς form. Today, it is occasionally employed in scholarly contexts or mathematical notation and is encoded separately in Unicode to preserve its distinct visual and historical identity within Greek typography.
General Properties
Code Point
U+03F2
Name
Greek Lunate Sigma Symbol
Unicode 1.0 Name
Greek Small Letter Lunate Sigma
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ϲ
HTML Hex Encoding
ϲ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCF 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding
0x03F2
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000003F2
C/C++/Java Escape
\u03f2
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Greek