Typing Greek Symbols in Maple
To enter Greek symbols into in your Maple document, use the Greek palette. This works in both Text mode and Math mode.
For details on palettes in Maple, see worksheet/expressions/palettes.
In math mode, you can also enter Greek symbols using Command and Symbol Completion. See worksheet/expressions/completecommand for more information.
Using the SYMBOL Font in Plot Commands
To use Greek letters in a plot command, for instance to label the axes, set the appropriate font option to SYMBOL. Then, when you enter a letter, the corresponding Greek letter is used. For example, enter "r" for "rho", and ρ is displayed.
The following is a list of corresponding Greek symbols.
Type
Symbol Name
Symbol
a
alpha
α
b
beta
β
c
chi
χ
d
delta
δ
e
varepsilon
ϵ
f
phi
φ
g
gamma
γ
h
eta
η
i
iota
ι
j
varphi
ϕ
k
kappa
κ
l
lambda
λ
m
mu
μ
n
nu
ν
o
omicron
ο
p
pi
π
q
theta
θ
r
rho
ρ
s
sigma
σ
t
tau
τ
u
upsilon
υ
v
varpi
ϖ
w
omega
ω
x
xi
ξ
y
psi
ψ
z
zeta
ζ
A
Alpha
Α
B
Beta
Β
C
Chi
Χ
D
Delta
Δ
E
Epsilon
Ε
F
Phi
Φ
G
Gamma
Γ
H
Eta
Η
I
Iota
Ι
J
vartheta
ϑ
K
Kappa
Κ
L
Lambda
Λ
M
Mu
Μ
N
Nu
Ν
O
Omicron
Ο
P
Pi
Π
Q
Theta
Θ
R
Rho
Ρ
S
Sigma
Σ
T
Tau
Τ
U
Upsilon
ϒ
V
varsigma
ς
W
Omega
Ω
X
Xi
Ξ
Y
Psi
Ψ
Z
Zeta
Ζ
In this example, we set the label font for the plot to SYMBOL and label the axes ρ and Ψρ.
plot(sin(r), r=0..3, labels=["r", "Y(r)"], labelfont=[SYMBOL]);
You can also use typeset math in a plot command to enter 2-D math, including Greek symbols, anywhere in a plot where text is allowed. See plot/typesetting for details.
See Also
Greek
plot/options
plot/typesetting
plot3d/options
worksheet/expressions/completecommand
worksheet/expressions/palettes
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