µ

Micro Sign

U+00B5

Quick Reference
Unicode
U+00B5
HTML Entity
µ
HTML Numeric
µ
CSS
\00B5
JavaScript
\u00B5
Windows Alt Code
Alt+0181
How to Type µ
OSLayoutShortcut
Windows(you)UsAltGr + M
WindowsUk—
WindowsGermanAltGr + M
macOSUsOption + M
macOSUk—
macOSGermanOption + M
Insert Micro Sign in Word, Excel & Google Docs
ApplicationHow to insert Micro Sign
Windows (any app)Hold Alt and type 0181 on the numeric keypad
Microsoft WordType 00B5, then press Alt+X
Excel / Google SheetsUse the formula =UNICHAR(181)
Google DocsInsert → Special characters, then search "micro sign"
HTMLµ or µ
CSS (content property)content: "\00B5"
JavaScript"\u00B5"
About Micro Sign

The micro sign represents the metric prefix micro-, meaning one millionth (10⁻⁶). It resembles the Greek lowercase letter mu.

Usage

Used as a unit prefix: µm (micrometer), µg (microgram), µs (microsecond). In statistics, µ represents the population mean.

Related Symbols
ΩGreek Capital Letter OmegaπGreek Small Letter Pi∆Increment (Delta)
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