Double-Struck Small Gamma ℽ

The letter “gamma” is a part of the Greek alphabet. Its modern form denotes sounds ] and ], depending on the position in the word. This letter is the ancestor of the Latin letter “g” and Cyrillic letter “г”. It equals 3 and it is widely used as a mathematical and physical symbol.

Double-Struck Small Gamma commonly represents functions, matrices, specific weight, thermodynamic coefficients. You may come across this letter among other Greek letters in various geometric theorems and calculations next to the angle symbol ∠ , in descriptions of photons, rays, etc. Besides, gammas look amazing when used for decorative purposes. For example, if you want to draw attention to a nickname, headings, specific words, and paragraphs in printed or digital text.

The symbol “Double-Struck Small Gamma” is included in the “Additional letterlike symbols” subblock of the “Letterlike Symbols” block and was approved as part of Unicode version 3.2 in 2002.