Definition:Mass Density/Area/Symbol
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The usual symbol used to denote area mass density is $\rho_A$ (Greek letter rho).
However, some sources simply use $\rho$ if the context makes it clear that it refers to area mass density rather than volume mass density.
Occasionally, $\sigma$ (Greek letter sigma) is also used, but this is more commonly used for surface charge density.