U03F5

U+03F5 is the Unicode code point for the Greek lunate epsilon symbol, named GREEK LUNATE EPSILON SYMBOL. It belongs to the Greek and Coptic block and represents a distinct typographic form of the Greek letter epsilon. Visually, it resembles a rounded, lunate variant of the standard epsilon and is separate from the more common ε (U+03B5).

In usage, U+03F5 is relatively uncommon and is primarily encountered in specialized typographic traditions, certain mathematical texts, and historical Greek fonts. It is not part of modern Greek orthography, where the standard epsilon (U+03B5) is normally used. The lunate epsilon can appear in contexts that require a specific stylistic choice or in digital encodings that preserve older typographic variants.

Encoding and representation details: U+03F5 is encoded as hexadecimal 03F5 (decimal 1013). It can be rendered in HTML with the character reference ϵ or ϵ. Font support varies by typeface; many common fonts do not include a distinct lunate epsilon, in which case a glyph substitution or fallback is used.

Related concepts include the standard epsilon (U+03B5) and other Greek lunate symbols that encode variant typographic forms within Unicode.

See also: Greek alphabet, Unicode Greek and Coptic block, U+03B5.