Omega symbol
Type :omega: · Greek
What ω is for
Lowercase omega: angular velocity in physics and an asymptotic lower bound in complexity analysis. The last letter of the alphabet, hence "alpha and omega".
How to type ω
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:omega: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex Input
source and type 03C9
with Option held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 03C9 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:omega: On the web
HTML ω
Unicode U+03C9
More from greek
:alpha: β :beta: γ :gamma: δ :delta: ε :epsilon: θ :theta: λ :lambda: μ :mu_micro: π :pi: σ :sigma: τ :tau: φ :phi: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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