# Unicode \\epsilon\\\_y

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Currently, as of Unicode 12.1, there are only 40 possible subscript characters. You can see the always current list here:

[All Subscript Characters](https://unicode.org/cldr/utility/list-unicodeset.jsp?a=%5B%3AName%3D%2F%28%3Fi%29subscript%2F%3A%5D%0D%0A&g=&i=)

And, it appears that Julia supports most of them (I think maybe only the **ARABIC SUBSCRIPT ALEF:**

# "&nbsp; &nbsp;ٖ "

is missing).

You might could get away with using `\epsilon\_gamma` as it looks similar to “y”.

As far as why more subscript characters don’t exist, I would say it is the design goal of Unicode. According to the official Unicode Standard:

> the Unicode Standard does not encode idiosyncratic, personal, novel,  
> or private-use characters, nor does it encode logos or graphics.

and:

> The Unicode Standard does not attempt to encode features such as language, font, size,  
> positioning, glyphs, and so forth.

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