LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z vs GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ZETA
Embed This Widget
Add the script tag and a data attribute to embed this widget.
Embed via iframe for maximum compatibility.
<iframe src="https://unicodefyi.com/iframe/entity//" width="420" height="400" frameborder="0" style="border:0;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>Paste this URL in WordPress, Medium, or any oEmbed-compatible platform.
https://unicodefyi.com/entity//Add a dynamic SVG badge to your README or docs.
[](https://unicodefyi.com/entity//)Use the native HTML custom element.
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | Z U+005A | Ζ U+0396 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ZETA |
| Block | Basic Latin | Greek and Coptic |
| Script | Latn | Grek |
| Category | Uppercase Letter (Lu) | Uppercase Letter (Lu) |
| Bidirectional | L | L |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+005A | U+0396 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+005A | U+0396 |
| decimal | 90 | 918 |
| htmldecimal | Z | Ζ |
| htmlhex | Z | Ζ |
| css | \005A | \0396 |
| javascript | \u{5A} | \u{396} |
| python | \u005a | \u0396 |
| java | \u005A | \u0396 |
| go | \u005A | \u0396 |
| ruby | \u{5A} | \u{396} |
| rust | \u{5A} | \u{396} |
| ccpp | \u005a | \u0396 |
| urlencoded | Z | %CE%96 |
| utf8bytes | 5a | ce 96 |
| utf16bebytes | 00 5a | 03 96 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 5a | 00 00 03 96 |
How to Distinguish
These characters may look similar but belong to different scripts and blocks. LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z is from the Basic Latin block (Latn script), while GREEK CAPITAL LETTER ZETA is from Greek and Coptic (Grek). Check the codepoint or encoding to tell them apart.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.