Shapecatcher.com: Unicode character information for 'Greek capital letter alpha' (0x0391)

Unicode character information

Greek capital letter alpha

Displayed on your computer as: Α
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Greek capital letter alpha
Alternative names:

Capital letters, greek
Greek alphabet
Greek capital letters

Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x0391
Codepoint (decimal): 913
In unicode block: Greek and Coptic

Html entities:

Α or Α or Α

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system specific input methods below.

Windows:	Hold down `Alt` and press `+` on the numeric keyboard. Type: `0391` and release `Alt`. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux:	Hold down `Crtl` and `⇧ Shift` and type `U0391`. Now press `↵ Enter` and release `Crtl` and `⇧ Shift`.

Other Infos:

General category: Lu (Uppercase_Letter): An uppercase letter.
Bidirectional class is: L (Left_To_Right): Any strong left-to-right character.
Canocial combining class is: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.
Lowercase character (simple mapping): α