# \bbalpha

The α symbol (Greek small letter alpha, U+03B1), written as \bbalpha in LaTeX math mode.

https://texform.dev/latex/symbols/bbalpha

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Topic | [Blackboard bold (bboldx)](https://texform.dev/latex/topics/blackboard-bold) |
| Packages | bboldx |
| Allowed mode | math |
| Glyph | α |
| Unicode | U+03B1 GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA |
| Delimiter | No |

## Syntax

```latex
\bbalpha
```

Takes no arguments.

## In TeXForm

TeXForm parses this entry as a character leaf mapped to U+03B1 (GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA).