Omega symbol
Type :omega: · Greek
Unicode name Greek Small Letter Omega · Greek and Coptic block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
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
JavaScript '\u{03C9}'
CSS "\03C9"
Python '\u03C9'
URL %CF%89
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:mu_micro: π :pi: σ :sigma: τ :tau: φ :phi: ψ :psi: Δ :capital_delta: Σ :capital_sigma: Ω :capital_omega_ohm: Π :capital_pi: Φ :capital_phi: Θ :capital_theta: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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