HTML Codes for Mathematical Symbols and Signs

HTML codes are very important for bloggers and are a must for Science bloggers. With the help of it, they can enhance their blog by decorating the articles. Mathematical signs and symbols are extremely important to post a perfect article. Here is a concise list of signs/symbols generally used.

Important!

Symbols are used by inputting &; . Note that it must start with & and end with ;. Read examples below the list.

Mathematical Symbols and Their HTML Codes

SymbolDescriptionHTML Code
+Plus+
-Minus−
×Multiplication sign×
÷Division sign÷
=Equals=
Not equals≠
Almost equal to≈
Identical to≡
<Less than&#60;
>Greater than&#62;
Less than or equal to&#8804;
Greater than or equal to&#8805;
Infinity&#8734;
πPi&#960;
Summation&#8721;
Integral&#8747;
Delta&#8710;
Square root&#8730;
αAlpha&#945;
βBeta&#946;
γGamma&#947;
δDelta&#948;
εEpsilon&#949;
ζZeta&#950;
ηEta&#951;
θTheta&#952;
ιIota&#953;
κKappa&#954;
λLambda&#955;
μMu&#956;
νNu&#957;
ξXi&#958;
οOmicron&#959;
πPi&#960;
ρRho&#961;
σSigma&#963;
τTau&#964;
υUpsilon&#965;
φPhi&#966;
χChi&#967;
ψPsi&#968;
ωOmega&#969;
²Square&#178;
³Cube&#179;
½One half&#189;
One third&#8531;
Two thirds&#8532;
¼One fourth&#188;
¾Three fourths&#190;

Also, the symbols:

Right arrow&#8594;
Left arrow&#8592;
Up arrow&#8593;
Down arrow&#8595;
Left-right arrow&#8596;
Up-down arrow&#8597;

How to Use?

Roman codes are easier than Arabic codes.

So it's better to use Roman codes.

To use any symbol, for example, to type λ, type
&lambda; or &#955; in HTML code.