Greek Small Letter Pi

π
Symbol Format Data
π Code Point
U+03C0
TeX
\pi
SVG
All symbols

Usage

The Greek small letter (pi) is used in trigonometry as a constant to represent a half-rotation around a circle in radians. The value of is approximately and appears in many math formulas and expressions. Read more…

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tau

The Greek letter τ (tau) is used in trigonometry as a constant to represent a full rotation around a circle in radians. The value of τ is approximately 6.28 and can be calculated by dividing any circle's circumference by its radius.

circle

Geometry circle symbol.

capital pi

The capital Greek letter Π (Pi) is visually very similar to the product symbol (∏) which is the dedicated symbol in math for the product operation.

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π (pi)

The Greek letter π (pi) is a geometric constant approximately equal to 3.1416. Its value is equal to the length of any circle's circumference divided by its diameter.

Circumference of Circle π (pi)

The circumference of a circle is given the constant π (pi) multiplied by two times the radius of the circle.

Area of Circle π (pi)

The traditional formula for the area of a circle is given in terms of the geometric constant π (pi).

Radian Angle System

Radians are a unit that measures angle using the radius of a circle. One radian is equal to the amount of rotation required to travel the length of one radius along the circumference of the circle.