# φ U+03C6 GREEK SMALL LETTER PHI

Lowercase Greek phi, a circle crossed by a vertical stroke or loopy form, used for angles, golden ratio, and magnetic flux.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `φ` |
| Codepoint | U+03C6 |
| Name | GREEK SMALL LETTER PHI |
| Block | [Greek and Coptic](https://unicodekit.com/block/greek-and-coptic) |
| Script | Greek |
| Category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `φ` `φ` |
| CSS | `\3C6` |
| JavaScript | `\u03C6` |
| UTF-8 | CF 86 |
| UTF-16 | 03C6 |

## Notes

- the ordinary Greek letter, showing considerable glyph variation
- in mathematical contexts, the loopy glyph is preferred, to contrast with 03D5

## Related characters

- υ [U+03C5 GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C5)
- χ [U+03C7 GREEK SMALL LETTER CHI](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C7)
- τ [U+03C4 GREEK SMALL LETTER TAU](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C4)
- ψ [U+03C8 GREEK SMALL LETTER PSI](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C8)
- σ [U+03C3 GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C3)
- ω [U+03C9 GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C9)
- ς [U+03C2 GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C2)
- ϊ [U+03CA GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH DIALYTIKA](https://unicodekit.com/char/03CA)
- ρ [U+03C1 GREEK SMALL LETTER RHO](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C1)
- ϋ [U+03CB GREEK SMALL LETTER UPSILON WITH DIALYTIKA](https://unicodekit.com/char/03CB)
- π [U+03C0 GREEK SMALL LETTER PI](https://unicodekit.com/char/03C0)
- ό [U+03CC GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON WITH TONOS](https://unicodekit.com/char/03CC)

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