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Greek Letters
α

Alpha

U+03B1

The lowercase Greek letter alpha, commonly used in math and science for angles, constants, and coefficients.

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Character
α
Unicode codepoint
U+03B1
HTML named entity
α
HTML decimal entity
α
HTML hex entity
α
CSS escape
\03B1
JavaScript escape
\u03B1

Meaning and usage

It appears in physics formulas for angles, in statistics for significance levels, and in engineering for various constants, usually paired with beta and other Greek letters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the HTML entity for alpha?
Use α or α.
What is alpha commonly used for in statistics?
It usually represents the significance level in a hypothesis test, often set to 0.05.