Tau Symbol in Greek Alphabet
Tau (uppercase Τ, lowercase τ) is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet and in the Greek numeral system, 300 was represented by this symbol. The Greek letter took its root from the letter tāw, which is the last letter of the Phoenician alphabet. Tāw came from the Egyptian hieroglyph, meaning "mark". The lowercase letter is used in biology, physics, mathematics, mechanics, topology, etc.
The uppercase form of the letter has the same appearance as Latin and English letter T. The uppercase letter tau (Τ) is used to indicate torque, tauon, and shear stress in physics. The lowercase letter tau (τ) is used as a symbol for a specific tax amount in economics. This greek letter is also used to represent the torsion of a curve, stopping time, Kendall tau rank correlation coefficient, golden ratio, and divisor function in mathematics. In addition, you can see the uses of the symbol in pharmacokinetics, geometry, hydrogeology, mechanics, biochemistry, etc. Tau was used to symbolize "life" in ancient times too. It is also connected to the symbol of The tau cross (also known as Saint Anthony's cross) which is a Christian symbol.
Greek Capital Letter Tau Symbol
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Greek Small Letter Tau Symbol
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Tau Symbol Entity Codes Table
| Tau Symbol Name | Symbol | Decimal | Hex Entity | Html Entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Capital Letter Tau | Τ | Τ | Τ | Τ |
| Greek Small Letter Tau | τ | τ | τ | τ |
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