| Character | τ |
| Name | Greek Small Letter Tau |
| Unicode Code Point | U+03C4 |
| Decimal Value | 964 |
| Hex Value | 0x03C4 |
| Category | Greek |
| Windows Alt Code | Alt+231 |
| Word Alt+X Code | 03C4 + Alt+X |
| Mac Shortcut | Not available — use copy/paste |
| HTML Entity | τ |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | τ / τ |
| CSS Content Code | content: "\03C4"; |
| JavaScript Unicode Escape | "\u{03C4}" |
Greek Small Letter Tau is a Greek-alphabet character used both for writing the modern Greek language and, more commonly online, as mathematical or scientific notation — for constants, variables, angles, and units across physics, engineering, and statistics.
Unicode block: Greek and Coptic (U+0370–U+03FF). This block encodes the modern Greek alphabet alongside Coptic letters. Greek letters have been borrowed into mathematics, physics, and engineering notation for centuries, which is why you'll see them constantly outside actual Greek-language text.
At Unicode code point U+03C4 (decimal 964), Greek Small Letter Tau is the 76th of 135 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, it has a documented Windows Alt code, though no dedicated single-key Mac shortcut — Mac users generally rely on copy-paste for it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.
💡 Good to know: Fraternity and sorority names in the US use Greek letters extensively — this is one of the most common non-mathematical uses of this character online.
Hold Alt and type 231 on the numeric keypad.
No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.
Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.
Use the entity τ in your HTML.
On Windows, hold Alt and type 231 on the numeric keypad (with Num Lock on), or copy τ from this page and paste it with Ctrl+V.
There is no dedicated Mac shortcut for Greek Small Letter Tau. Copy τ from this page and paste it with Command+V.
Greek Small Letter Tau (τ) is Unicode U+03C4, decimal 964.
Use the HTML entity τ, or the numeric code τ (hex τ).