How it works
This Greek alphabet chart lists the 24 letters in order, alpha to omega, one letter a row. Each row has the capital, the small letter and the English name of the letter.
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Print the chart
Press Print the chart. It prints on one page, on Letter or A4. A second chart sets the letters in two halves, alpha to mu and nu to omega, in rows twice as tall.
Letters that look like English ones
Several Greek letters have the shape of an English letter and another name: Η is eta, Ρ is rho, Χ is chi, and the small ν is nu. Sigma has two small forms: ς ends a word, σ goes anywhere else.
- The Unicode standard spells the name of Λ as lamda. This chart uses lambda.
Questions and answers
How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?
24, from alpha, the first, to omega, the last. Each has a capital and a small form, and sigma has two small forms.
What are the Greek letters in order?
Alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega.
Why does sigma have two small letters?
The small sigma is written ς at the end of a word and σ everywhere else. The capital, Σ, has one form.
What do Greek letters stand for in math?
π is a circle's circumference divided by its diameter, Σ is a sum, Δ a difference and θ an angle. The sheet Greek letters in math and science lists sixteen.