Product symbol (capital pi) (∏)
U+220F · N-ARY PRODUCT · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ∏
Windows
No Alt code
∏ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
220F Alt+X
Type 220F and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ∏. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ∏.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+P
Press ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+P to type ∏. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “product symbol (capital pi)” and click ∏ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ∏ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ∏ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ∏ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;product.
- Now type ;product anywhere: the keyboard suggests ∏.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ∏:
- Copy ∏ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ∏ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;product.
- Type ;product in any app and tap ∏ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 220f Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 220f and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ∏ means and how it is used
Product symbol (capital pi) (∏) is the Unicode character U+220F, officially called N-ARY PRODUCT. It is in the Mathematical Operators block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: logic, n-ary, product.
On this site it is part of the math (148 symbols), next to π ∞ √ ± ×.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ∏ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ∏ | |
| HTML hex | ∏ | |
| CSS | content: "\220F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u220F | |
| URL | %E2%88%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 88 8F | |
| Unicode | U+220F |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
∏ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Don't confuse ∏ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ∏Product symbol (capital pi)U+220F · N-ARY PRODUCT
- Greek capital letter piU+03A0 · GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PI · Greek and Coptic
- ПU+041F · Cyrillic
- ℿU+213F · Letterlike Symbols
- ⲠU+2CA0 · Coptic
- ꛛU+A6DB · Bamum
- 𐔗U+10517 · Elbasan
Names in other languages
What ∏ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Product symbol (capital pi) |
| Português | Símbolo de produtório |
| Español | Símbolo de productoria |
| Italiano | Simbolo produttoria |
| Français | Symbole produit |
| Deutsch | Produktzeichen |
| Türkçe | Çarpım sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol produk (perkalian berulang) |
| Polski | Symbol iloczynu |
| Русский | Знак произведения |
| 日本語 | 総乗記号 |
| 한국어 | 곱 기호 |
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All Math →Questions people ask
How do I type ∏ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ∏ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 220F and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+P.
What is the difference between ∏ and Π?
∏ is the product symbol (capital pi) (U+220F). Π is a different character: greek capital letter pi (U+03A0, Greek and Coptic block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type ∏ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ∏. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;product.
What is the HTML code for the product symbol (capital pi)?
Use the entity ∏ or the numeric code ∏ (hex ∏). In CSS write \220F, in JavaScript \u220F.
Will ∏ show on every phone?
∏ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.