kappa

Summary

kappa is a Greek letter^[1]. kappa draws 307 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #18 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• kappa's image is recorded as Kappa uc lc.svg^[3].
• kappa's image is recorded as Greek letter kappa serif+sans.svg^[4].
• kappa's image is recorded as Greek lc kappa.svg^[5].
• kappa's image is recorded as Greek uc kappa.svg^[6].
• kappa's instance of is recorded as Greek letter^[7].
• kappa's based on is recorded as 𐤊^[8].
• kappa's follows is recorded as iota^[9].
• kappa's followed by is recorded as Λ^[10].
• kappa's part of is recorded as Greek alphabet^[11].
• kappa's Commons category is recorded as Kappa (letter)^[12].
• kappa's Unicode character is recorded as Κ^[13].
• kappa's Unicode character is recorded as κ^[14].
• kappa's Unicode character is recorded as ϰ^[15].
• kappa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0by2s0^[16].
• kappa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kappa (letter)^[17].
• kappa's Commons gallery is recorded as Κ^[18].
• kappa's different from is recorded as K/k^[19].
• kappa's different from is recorded as К^[20].
• kappa's different from is recorded as K^[21].
• kappa's TeX string is recorded as \kappa^[22].
• kappa's TeX string is recorded as \Kappa^[23].
• kappa's TeX string is recorded as K^[24].
• kappa's TeX string is recorded as \varkappa^[25].
• kappa's NE.se ID is recorded as kappa^[26].
• kappa's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778724333^[27].

Body

Geography

kappa's part of is recorded as Greek alphabet^[11].

Designation and Status

kappa's instance of is recorded as Greek letter^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for kappa include Kappa curve^[28], a curve^[29]; SARS-CoV-2 Kappa variant^[30], a variants of SARS-CoV-2^[31]; and Kappa Island^[32], an island^[33].

Why It Matters

kappa draws 307 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #18 of 23).^[2] kappa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] kappa is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for kappa include Kappa curve^[28], a curve^[29]; SARS-CoV-2 Kappa variant^[30], a variants of SARS-CoV-2^[31]; and Kappa Island^[32], an island^[33].