Math Symbols

This page contains a collection of math symbols organized in groups based on their usage in math. Each symbol row is linked to a page that explains how the symbol is used in math and contians different formats for the symbol. See the math symbol table for all of the symbols in one table.

Below are the symbols used to represent numbers in math.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

zero

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

period

Below are the symbols used to represent arithmetic and algebra operators in math.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

plus

minus

times

dot operator

division

exclamation mark

radical

Below are the symbols used to form the syntax of basic math expressions and statements.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

period

left parenthesis

right parenthesis

equal

approximately

less than

greater than

less than or equal

greater than or equal

plus minus

Below are the computing operator symbols used to enter math expressions into computers and calculators.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

plus

forward slash

caret

asterisk

hyphen

Below are common symbols used to represent variables in math expressions. Math uses the symbols in the Latin Alphabet and Greek Alphabet.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

h

t

v

w

x

y

z

alpha

beta

theta

Below are symbols used to represent constants in math.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

e

i

pi

tau

var phi

infinity

Below are various symbols used as units of measure.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

percent

dollar

euro sign

degrees

cent sign

pound sign

yen sign

Below are the symbols used in geometry.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

circle

triangle

upside down triangle

angle

measured angle

perpendicular

parallel

congruent

not parallel

right angle

right angle with arc

right triangle

spherical angle

Below are the symbols used in discrete math to express logical statements.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

equal

approximately

less than

greater than

less than or equal

greater than or equal

negation

logical and

logical or

long right double arrow

long left right double arrow

xor

Below are the symbols used in calculus.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

d

right arrow

integral

contour integral

partial

nabla

prime

Symbol

Name

Keywords

set of real numbers

set of integers

set of natural numbers

set of rational numbers

set of complex numbers

empty set

intersection

union

subset

superset

subset or equal

superset or equal

for all

there exists

member of

colon

contains as member

does not contain as member

not in

there does not exist

Below are the symbols in the Latin alphabet

Symbol

Name

Keywords

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

o

p

q

r

s

t

u

v

w

x

y

z

capital a

capital b

capital c

capital d

capital e

capital f

capital g

capital h

capital i

capital j

capital k

capital l

capital m

capital n

capital o

capital p

capital q

capital r

capital s

capital t

capital u

capital v

capital w

capital x

capital y

capital z

Below are the symbols in the Greek alphabet.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

alpha

beta

gamma

delta

epsilon

zeta

eta

theta

iota

kappa

lambda

mu

nu

xi

omicron

pi

rho

sigma

tau

upsilon

var phi

phi

chi

psi

omega

capital alpha

capital beta

capital gamma

capital delta

capital epsilon

capital zeta

capital eta

capital theta

capital iota

capital kappa

capital lambda

capital mu

capital nu

capital xi

capital omicron

capital pi

capital rho

capital sigma

capital tau

capital upsilon

capital phi

capital chi

capital psi

capital omega

Below are the symbols found on QWERTY keyboards for Latin-script alphabets. In the age of computers, math is commonly entered using a keyboard for computing results or for typesetting math expressions.

Symbol

Name

Keywords

period

plus

left parenthesis

right parenthesis

exclamation mark

equal

less than

greater than

forward slash

backward slash

left square bracket

right square bracket

left curly brace

right curly brace

vertical bar

caret

asterisk

hyphen

percent

question mark

dollar

tilde

comma

double quote

colon

ampersand

backtick

commercial at

number sign

semi colon

underscore