Micron symbol

I'm using TeXnicCenter for Windows (7) and I'm a bloody beginner in everything that concerns LaTeX. I'm using the siunitx package for mathematical formulas and it works just fine... with one exception. The \micro (e.g. \si) command doesn't work! It simply doesn't show the µ in the PDF file. I've tried to use \u as well without success. Does anybody know what the error could be? @Chris: As daleif has already said, \micro is a prefix and will print 'µ', while something like \micro\metre is a prefixed unit and will print 'µm'. Your comments on Marco's answer indicate that there is something else up, but without a minimal example it's not really possible to give any more advice. I’ll throw this in here, as my search for a solution led me here, but my problem was another one. Using XeTeX and Latin Modern, I found that the greek letter μ does not work. However, the Unicode micro sign μ does work. Knowing that, I added \sisetup Here is a MWE which compiles fine, using the command @daleif suggested \documentclass[a4paper,final] Another solution is through the use of the "Babel" package + "Lualatex" as follows, this method defines the symbol as a greek letter: This answer is in accordance with the solution proposed by David Purton: \documentclass[a4paper,12pt,twoside]

By • What is mu ( µ)? The lowercase Greek letter µ (pronounced mu) generally represents the prefix multiplier 0.000001, i.e., 10 -6 or one millionth. For example, 0.000001 -6 F of electrical -9 farad is written as 0.001 µF. More about µ The symbol μ is the lowercase representation of the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. The uppercase representation M is the same as the Latin/English letter M. Mu originated from the Phoenician letter mem, which itself evolved from the Egyptian hieroglyphic for water. Like many other Greek letters, μ is used to represent several real-world quantities and phenomena across multiple academic and practical streams including the following: • Physics • Biology • Chemistry • Engineering • Pharmacology • Computer science • Mathematics In some texts, the symbol µ is an abbreviation for micrometers or microns. It is used to represent many real-world quantities, including The letter µ in physics: Coefficient of friction In physics, the letter μ is commonly used to represent the coefficient of friction and magnetic permeability. The coefficient of friction refers to the ratio of the frictional force (F) resisting the motion of two surfaces that are in contact to the normal force (N) that's pressing the two surfaces together. The frictional force and the motion of the object are in opposite directions. Mathematically, the coefficient of friction is represented as: μ = F/N The coefficient of friction is dimensionless because both F and N are measured in...

Table of Metric Prefixes Metric Prefixes for SI Units Prefix Symbol Meaning deci d 10 -1 centi c 10 -2 milli m 10 -3 micro µ or mc 10 -6 nano n 10 -9 pico p 10 -12 femto f 10 -15 atto a 10 -18 Prefix Symbol Meaning deka da 10 1 hecto h 10 2 kilo k 10 3 mega M 10 6 giga G 10 9 tera T 10 12 peta P 10 15 exa E 10 18 •

The siunitx package provides two macros that address your typesetting needs: \si and \SI. • \si lets you typeset scientific units in ways that satisfy basic • \SI lets you typeset numbers and their associated scientific units. For more information on how scientific units should be typeset according to the Système Inernational (SI) conventions, please see the NIST's \documentclass Addendum to pick up on @leandriis's follow-up comment: The siunitx package provides the abbreviations \fg, \pg, \ng, \ug, \mg, \g and \kg for -- you guessed it -- femtogram, picogram, nanogram, microgram, milligram, gram, and kilogram. See the multi-page Table 21 of package's user guide for the full details. As @Juan Castaño noted in a comment, it's perhaps best to use the siunitx package for this sort of thing. You could of course use $\mu$, but I'm not sure if that's good typographic practice (likely not). \documentclass EDIT: well, looks like @Mico beat me to answering. ;)

A micrometer is a unit of Length or Distance in the Metric System. The symbol for micrometer is μm and the International spelling for this unit is micrometre. The base unit for a micrometer is meter and the prefix is micro. The prefix micro is derived from the Greek mikrós meaning small and is symbolized as μ. Micro denotes a factor of one millionth (10 -6) which means that there are 1,000,000 micrometers in a meter. This table provides a summary of the Length or Distance units within their respective measurement systems. Unit Symbol Measurement System Description in or " US Customary Units/Imperial System 36 inches = 1 yard ft or ' US Customary Units/Imperial System 1 foot = 12 inches yd US Customary Units/Imperial System 1 yard = 3 feet mi US Customary Units/Imperial System 1 mile = 1760 yards or 5280 feet pm Metric System 1 m = 1,000,000,000,000 pm nm Metric System 1 m = 1,000,000,000 nm micrometers μm Metric System 1 m = 1,000,000 μm mm Metric System 1 m = 1,000 mm cm Metric System 1 m = 100 cm dm Metric System 1 m = 10 dm m Metric System base unit dam or dkm Metric System 1 dam = 10 m hm Metric System 1 hm = 100 m km Metric System 1 km = 1,000 m Mm Metric System 1 Mm = 1,000,000 m Gm Metric System 1 Gm = 1,000,000,000 m M or NM or nmi Non-SI (International) 1 nmi = 1,852 meters Å Non-SI (International) 10,000,000,000 Å = 1 m rod Non-SI (International) 320 rods = 1 mile Note: For Length and Distance conversions, US Customary Units and the Imperial System are equivalent.

Table of Contents • • • • • • • • Micron (or Micro) symbol Quick Help To type the Micron or Micro Symbol anywhere (like in Word or Excel), press Option + M shortcut for Mac. If you are on Windows, simply press down the alt key and type 230 or 0181 using the numeric keypad on the right side of your keyboard. For Microsoft Word, just type 00B5 and then press Alt + X to get the symbol in your Word document for Windows users. The table below contains all the details you need to type this symbol on both Windows and Mac. Symbol Name Micro Sign Symbol µ Alt Code 1 230 Alt Code 2 0181 Windows Shortcut 1 Alt + 230 Windows Shortcut 2 Alt + 0181 Shortcut for Mac Option + M Shortcut for Word 00B5, Alt X Whether you are using Windows or Mac, the above information is all you need to get the Micro sign into your Word/Excel document. However, if you are not satisfied with this quick help, keep reading below as I will explain in detail, how to insert this or any other symbol anywhere on your Mac or Windows PC like in MS Word or Excel. As you may already know, there are several Shift + 2 keys give you the @ symbol. However, other symbols aren’t printed on the keyboard as second keys. This makes it difficult to type. One of these symbols is the Micron symbol or Micro sign( µ). Typing becomes very tough for you if you need to insert some of these symbols regularly into your work. But it doesn’t have to be difficult. Especially now that you are reading this guide. Insert the Micron symbol in W...