The "MT" in its name stands for , the foundry that owns and maintains the typeface. While often simply listed as "Symbol" in software menus, the internal PostScript name is usually "SymbolMT".

: It includes a complete unaccented Greek alphabet (both upper and lower case) and a wide range of mathematical operators like ±plus or minus ∞infinity ∫integral of ≈is approximately equal to

: It is a serif font designed to complement Times New Roman . This ensures that when you drop a Greek Ωcap omega