LaTeX Characters

LaTeX uses ASCII characters by default. However, some of these ASCII characters are reserved as reserved characters. Besides, LaTeX also supports other characters using escaped codes.

Escaped Characters

Greek Letters

Escaped Greek letters are in math mode Escaped CodeCharEscaped CodeCharEscaped CodeChar $\alpha$α $\textrm A$Α $\beta$β $\textrm B$Β $\gamma$γ $\Gamma$Γ $\delta$δ $\Delta$Δ $\epsilon$ϵ$\varepsilon$ε$\textrm E$Ε $\zeta$ζ $\textrm Z$Ζ $\eta$η $\textrm H$Η $\theta$θ$\vartheta$ϑ$\Theta$Θ $\iota$ι $\textrm I$Ι $\kappa$κ $\textrm K$Κ $\lambda$λ $\Lambda$Λ $\mu$μ $\textrm M$Μ $\nu$ν $\textrm N$Ν $\xi$ξ $\Xi$Ξ $\textrm o$ο $\textrm O$Ο $\pi$π$\varpi$ϖ$\Pi$Π $\rho$ρ$\varrho$ϱ$\textrm P$Ρ $\sigma$σ$\varsigma$ς$\Sigma$Σ $\tau$τ $\textrm T$Τ $\upsilon$υ $\Upsilon$Υ $\phi$𝜙$\varphi$φ$\Phi$Φ $\chi$χ $\textrm X$Χ $\psi$ψ $\Psi$Ψ $\omega$ω $\Omega$Ω

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\documentclass[border=10pt,varwidth]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{p{0.16\textwidth}p{.05\textwidth}p{0.15\textwidth}p{.05\textwidth}p{.17\textwidth}p{.05\textwidth}}
\LaTeX copy & math mode & \LaTeX copy & math mode & \LaTeX copy & math mode\\\hline
\$\textbackslash alpha\$&$\alpha$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm A\$&$\textrm A$\\
\$\textbackslash beta\$&$\beta$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm B\$&$\textrm B$\\
\$\textbackslash gamma\$&$\gamma$&&&\$\textbackslash Gamma\$&$\Gamma$\\
\$\textbackslash delta\$&$\delta$&&&\$\textbackslash Delta\$&$\Delta$\\
\$\textbackslash epsilon\$&$\epsilon$&\$\textbackslash varepsilon\$&$\varepsilon$&\$\textbackslash textrm E\$&$\textrm E$\\
\$\textbackslash zeta\$&$\zeta$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm Z\$&$\textrm Z$\\
\$\textbackslash eta\$&$\eta$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm H\$&$\textrm H$\\
\$\textbackslash theta\$&$\theta$&\$\textbackslash vartheta\$&$\vartheta$&\$\textbackslash Theta\$&$\Theta$\\
\$\textbackslash iota\$&$\iota$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm I\$&$\textrm I$\\
\$\textbackslash kappa\$&$\kappa$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm K\$&$\textrm K$\\
\$\textbackslash lambda\$&$\lambda$&&&\$\textbackslash Lambda\$&$\Lambda$\\
\$\textbackslash mu\$&$\mu$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm M\$&$\textrm M$\\
\$\textbackslash nu\$&$\nu$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm N\$&$\textrm N$\\
\$\textbackslash xi\$&$\xi$&&&\$\textbackslash Xi\$&$\Xi$\\
\$\textbackslash textrm o\$&$\textrm o$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm O\$&$\textrm O$\\
\$\textbackslash pi\$&$\pi$&\$\textbackslash varpi\$&$\varpi$&\$\textbackslash Pi\$&$\Pi$\\
\$\textbackslash rho\$&$\rho$&\$\textbackslash varrho\$&$\varrho$&\$\textbackslash textrm P\$&$\textrm P$\\
\$\textbackslash sigma\$&$\sigma$&\$\textbackslash varsigma\$&$\varsigma$&\$\textbackslash Sigma\$&$\Sigma$\\
\$\textbackslash tau\$&$\tau$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm T\$&$\textrm T$\\
\$\textbackslash upsilon\$&$\upsilon$&&&\$\textbackslash Upsilon\$&$\Upsilon$\\
\$\textbackslash phi\$&$\phi$&\$\textbackslash varphi\$&$\varphi$&\$\textbackslash Phi\$&$\Phi$\\
\$\textbackslash chi\$&$\chi$&&&\$\textbackslash textrm X\$&$\textrm X$\\
\$\textbackslash psi\$&$\psi$&&&\$\textbackslash Psi\$&$\Psi$\\
\$\textbackslash omega\$&$\omega$&&&\$\textbackslash Omega\$&$\Omega$\\
\end{tabular}
\end{document}

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