Θ is the Unicode character GREEK CAPITAL LETTER THETA, code point U+0398 (decimal 920) in the Greek and Coptic block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write Θ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes CE 98.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0398 |
| Decimal | 920 |
| UTF-8 bytes | CE 98 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0398 |
| UTF-32 | 00000398 |
| HTML decimal | Θ |
| HTML hex | Θ |
| HTML named | Θ |
| CSS | \398 |
| JavaScript | \u0398 |
| JSON | \u0398 |
| Python | \u0398 |
| Python by name | \N{GREEK CAPITAL LETTER THETA} |
| Java, C# | \u0398 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{398} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0398 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %CE%98 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER THETA |
| Code point | U+0398 (decimal 920) |
| Block | Greek and Coptic (U+0370–U+03FF) |
| General category | Lu: Uppercase letter |
| Script | Greek |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Upper and lower case
- θ U+03B8 Greek Small Letter Theta — Lowercase
Nearby in Greek and Coptic
- ΐ U+0390 Greek Small Letter Iota With Dialytika And Tonos
- Α U+0391 Greek Capital Letter Alpha
- Β U+0392 Greek Capital Letter Beta
- Γ U+0393 Greek Capital Letter Gamma
- Δ U+0394 Greek Capital Letter Delta
- Ε U+0395 Greek Capital Letter Epsilon
- Ζ U+0396 Greek Capital Letter Zeta
- Η U+0397 Greek Capital Letter Eta
- Ι U+0399 Greek Capital Letter Iota
- Κ U+039A Greek Capital Letter Kappa
- Λ U+039B Greek Capital Letter Lamda
- Μ U+039C Greek Capital Letter Mu
- Ν U+039D Greek Capital Letter Nu
- Ξ U+039E Greek Capital Letter Xi
- Ο U+039F Greek Capital Letter Omicron
- Π U+03A0 Greek Capital Letter Pi
All 135 characters: Greek and Coptic.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for Θ?
- Use the named entity Θ, or Θ (decimal) or Θ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0398?
- CE 98 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %CE%98.
- How do I write U+0398 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0398. Python: \u0398.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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