Lambda Symbol λ
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| Copy | Unicode name | Codepoint | HTML | Windows Alt code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Small Letter Lamda | U+03BB | λ | none | |
| Greek Capital Letter Lamda | U+039B | Λ | none |
- The lambda symbol is Unicode U+03BB (Greek Small Letter Lamda).
- In HTML, type
λto get λ. - It is a single character: it survives copy and paste into any text field and counts as one character against limits.
Lowercase lambda names wavelengths in physics and anonymous functions in programming, from the lambda calculus. Capital lambda appears in cosmology's Lambda-CDM model. Both are plain Greek letters that paste anywhere.