diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-cougars-invent.md b/.changeset/fifty-cougars-invent.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20d63649c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-cougars-invent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'myst-to-typst': patch
+---
+
+Support additional greek characters in typst
diff --git a/packages/myst-to-typst/src/utils.ts b/packages/myst-to-typst/src/utils.ts
index 36fad28df..2e21317fe 100644
--- a/packages/myst-to-typst/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-to-typst/src/utils.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ const textOnlyReplacements: Record<string, string> = {
   '©': '#emoji.copyright ',
   '®': '#emoji.reg ',
   '™': '#emoji.tm ',
-  '<': '\\< ',
-  '>': '\\> ',
+  '<': '\\<',
+  '>': '\\>',
   ' ': '~',
   ' ': '~',
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-irregular-whitespace
@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@ const mathReplacements: Record<string, string> = {
   '×': 'times',
   Α: 'A',
   α: 'alpha',
+  𝜶: 'alpha',
   Β: 'B',
   β: 'beta',
   ß: 'beta',
+  𝜷: 'beta',
   Γ: 'Gamma',
   γ: 'gamma',
   Δ: 'Delta',
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ const mathReplacements: Record<string, string> = {
   δ: 'delta',
   Ε: 'E',
   ε: 'epsilon',
+  𝝴: 'epsilon',
   Ζ: 'Z',
   ζ: 'zeta',
   Η: 'H',