Useful Keyboard Shortcuts to Easily Insert Greek Symbols

Scientific writing is riddled with Greek symbols. These symbols denote important concepts, including units of measurement (e.g., µL) and protein names (e.g., TGF-ß).

Writers often add these symbols to their text using the insert function in their writing software. But there are some easy keyboard shortcuts that you can master to quickly insert these symbols as you write.

Mac

ß: Option + s

∆: Option + j

µ: Option + m

π: Option + p

Ω: Option + z

Windows

ß: Alt + 225

∆: Alt + 30

µ: Alt + 230

π: Alt + 227

Ω: Alt + 234