Tau Symbol
The tau symbol is the nineteenth letter of the greek alphabet. Tau comes from the Phoenician letter "taw." Its uppercase form looks like our "T," while the lowercase is a "τ." In Greek numerals, tau represented 300.
- Symbol
Τ
- Name
Greek Letter Tau
- Unicode
U+03A4
- HTML Code
Τ
- Entity
Τ
- Symbol
τ
- Name
Greek Small Tau
- Unicode
U+03C4
- HTML Code
τ
- Entity
τ
Tau Symbols Copy and Paste
Τ
Greek Capital Letter Tau
τ
Greek Small Letter Tau
𝚻
Greek Bold Capital Tau
𝛕
Greek Bold Small Tau
𝛵
Greek Italic Capital Tau
𝜏
Greek Italic Small Tau
𝜯
Greek Bold Italic Capital Tau
𝝉
Greek Bold Italic Small Tau
𝝩
Greek Sans-Serif Bold Capital Tau
𝞃
Greek Sans-Serif Bold Small Tau
𝞣
Greek Sans-Serif Bold Italic Capital Tau
𝞽
Greek Sans-Serif Bold Italic Small Tau
Tau Meaning
In physics, tau often represents torque or shear stress. In mathematics, tau (2π) is sometimes proposed as an alternative to pi for circle constants. The tau protein plays a crucial role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. In biology, it's used in the name of the T cell, a type of white blood cell.
See Also
- Greek Symbols
- Alpha Symbol
- Beta Symbol
- Gamma Symbol
- Delta Symbol
- Epsilon Symbol
- Zeta Symbol
- Eta Symbol
- Theta Symbol
- Iota Symbol
- Kappa Symbol
- Lambda Symbol
- Mu Symbol
- Nu Symbol
- Xi Symbol
- Omicron Symbol
- Pi Symbol
- Rho Symbol
- Sigma Symbol
- Tau Symbol
- Upsilon Symbol
- Phi Symbol
- Chi Symbol
- Psi Symbol
- Omega Symbol