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Typing Greek Symbols in Maple

There are a few simple ways to enter Greek symbols into your Maple document.

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One easy way to enter Greek symbols into in your Maple document is to use the Greek palette. This works in both Text mode and Math mode.

  

For details on palettes in Maple, see worksheet/expressions/palettes.

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In Math mode, you can enter a Greek character using shortcut keys.

1. 

First, type the shortcut key combination Ctrl + Shift + G (Command + Shift + G, for Mac).  This places the editor in a Greek mode, which makes the next character entered a Greek character.  When Greek mode is entered, the status bar mode indicator switches to Math Greek.

2. 

Then, type the letter indicated in the table below to get the corresponding Greek character.

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Alternatively, you can also enter Greek symbols using Command and Symbol Completion.  See worksheet/expressions/completecommand for more information.  This works in Text mode and Math mode.

 

Greek Mode Keymap

Using the SYMBOL Font in Plot Commands

Greek Mode Keymap

  

The following is a list of corresponding Greek symbols.

Type

Symbol Name

Symbol

a

alpha

α

b

beta

β

c

chi

χ

d

delta

δ

e

varepsilon

ϵ

f

phi

φ

g

gamma

γ

h

eta

η

i

iota

ι

j

varphi

ϕ

k

kappa

κ

l

lambda

λ

m

mu

μ

n

nu

ν

o

omicron

ο

p

pi

π

q

theta

θ

r

rho

ρ

s

sigma

σ

t

tau

τ

u

upsilon

υ

v

varpi

ϖ

w

omega

ω

x

xi

ξ

y

psi

ψ

z

zeta

ζ

A

Alpha

Α

B

Beta

Β

C

Chi

Χ

D

Delta

Δ

E

Epsilon

Ε

F

Phi

Φ

G

Gamma

Γ

H

Eta

Η

I

Iota

Ι

J

vartheta

ϑ

K

Kappa

Κ

L

Lambda

Λ

M

Mu

Μ

N

Nu

Ν

O

Omicron

Ο

P

Pi

Π

Q

Theta

Θ

R

Rho

Ρ

S

Sigma

Σ

T

Tau

Τ

U

Upsilon

ϒ

V

varsigma

ς

W

Omega

Ω

X

Xi

Ξ

Y

Psi

Ψ

Z

Zeta

Ζ

Using the SYMBOL Font in Plot Commands

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To use Greek letters in a plot command, for instance to label the axes, set the appropriate font option to SYMBOL.  Then, when you enter a letter, the corresponding Greek letter from the above table is used.  For example, enter "r" for "rho", and ρ is displayed.

  

In this example, we set the label font for the plot to SYMBOL and label the axes ρ and Ψ⁡ρ.

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plot(sin(r), r=0..3, labels=["r", "Y(r)"], labelfont=[SYMBOL]);

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You can also use typeset math in a plot command to enter 2-D math, including Greek symbols, anywhere in a plot where text is allowed.  See plot/typesetting for details.

See Also

Greek

plot/options

plot/typesetting

plot3d/options

worksheet/expressions/completecommand

worksheet/expressions/palettes