> Is "μμ" really the Greek abbreviation for millimetres ? If so, No of course not! People write some χιλ. or even χιλιοστόμετρα. > how do the Greeks abbreviate micrometers (= microns, "μ") ? they do not abbreviate it since since newspapers either use μικρόμετρο or μm. Α.Σ. ---------------------- Apostolos Syropoulos Xanthi, Greece