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Unicode input

Numbat supports a convenient way to input Unicode characters using tab-completion. Simply type a backslash \ followed by a keyword, then press Tab to convert it to the corresponding Unicode symbol. For example, typing \alpha and pressing Tab will produce α.

This feature is available in both the command-line version and the web version.

Input Result Description
\alpha α Greek letter alpha
\beta β Greek letter beta
\gamma γ Greek letter gamma
\delta δ Greek letter delta
\epsilon ϵ Greek letter epsilon
\varepsilon ε Greek letter epsilon (variant)
\zeta ζ Greek letter zeta
\eta η Greek letter eta
\theta θ Greek letter theta
\vartheta ϑ Greek letter theta (variant)
\iota ι Greek letter iota
\kappa κ Greek letter kappa
\lambda λ Greek letter lambda
\mu μ Greek letter mu
\nu ν Greek letter nu
\xi ξ Greek letter xi
\pi π Greek letter pi
\rho ρ Greek letter rho
\sigma σ Greek letter sigma
\tau τ Greek letter tau
\upsilon υ Greek letter upsilon
\phi ϕ Greek letter phi
\varphi φ Greek letter phi (variant)
\chi χ Greek letter chi
\psi ψ Greek letter psi
\omega ω Greek letter omega
\Gamma Γ Greek capital letter gamma
\Delta Δ Greek capital letter delta
\Theta Θ Greek capital letter theta
\Lambda Λ Greek capital letter lambda
\Pi Π Greek capital letter pi
\Sigma Σ Greek capital letter sigma
\Phi Φ Greek capital letter phi
\Psi Ψ Greek capital letter psi
\Omega Ω Greek capital letter omega
\^0\^9 ⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹ Superscript digits
\^+ Superscript plus
\^- Superscript minus
\_0\_9 ₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈₉ Subscript digits
\_+ Subscript plus
\_- Subscript minus
\pm ± Plus-minus sign
\cdot Dot operator
\cdotp · Middle dot
\times × Multiplication sign
\div ÷ Division sign
\to, \rightarrow Right arrow
\ge Greater than or equal
\le Less than or equal
\dots, \ldots Ellipsis
\1/2 ½ One half
\degree ° Degree
\arcmin Arc minute
\arcsec Arc second
\ohm Ω Ohm
\Angstrom Å Angstrom
\percent % Percent
\perthousand Per mille
\pertenthousand Per ten thousand
\dollar $ US dollar
\euro Euro
\sterling, \pound £ Pound sterling
\yen ¥ Japanese yen
\rupee Indian rupee
\won South Korean won
\lira Turkish lira
\peso Philippine peso
\baht ฿ Thai baht
\shekel Israeli shekel
\hbar Reduced Planck constant
\planck Planck constant

Note

This feature is inspired by Julia's Unicode input system.