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Zeta lower case ζ symbol in Word, PowerPoint and Office

Type Zeta – lower case ζ  into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook.  Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. 

Zeta – lower case ζ  symbol is the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used for various mathematically and scientific reasons, such as representing the Riemann zeta function, the heat flux through a plane or relative vorticity in the ocean or atmosphere.  

The uppercase Zeta is not normally used, because it’s identical to the Latin Z letter.  

How Zeta – lower case ζ looks in different fonts.

Here’s some examples of how Zeta – lower case ζ looks in common Office fonts. 

Zeta – lower case ζ codes

These are the important code numbers or values you’ll need to enter the Zeta – lower case or ζ 

Decimal:  950  Hex:   3b6 

Web:  ζ or ζ 

(web codes aren’t used in Microsoft Office, we’ve included them for the sake of completeness.) 

Word and Outlook

The Zeta – lower case ζ  sign does NOT have an inbuilt shortcut in Word. 

Use the standard Word Alt + X symbol shortcut 3b6  + Alt + X 

Once in a document you can copy it to AutoCorrect and make your own shortcut. 

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Insert | Symbols | Symbol and look for the  Zeta – lower case symbol. 

Windows

In Windows there are several shortcuts to enter the Zeta – lower case ζ  character into any program, but they use a numeric keypad, not the number row above the letters. 

Alt + 950    

Windows Character Map

The Windows Character Map accessory in all Windows releases  

Character Map has a search feature, something missing from the Insert | Symbol in Office. 

Window 10 Emoji Panel

The Windows 10 Emoji Panel has the Zeta – lower case ζ. Use Win + . (period/fullstop) to open the panel.  

Choose the Symbols tab (the third of the top row icons), then the Language Symbols section which is marked by the capital Ω … handy that.  To find the Zeta letters, scroll down the list. 

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