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Greek capital letter omega symbol Ω

Greek capital letter omega (Ω) is Unicode U+03A9. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

Capital omega is used in physics for the ohm, the unit of electrical resistance, and to mean "the end".

How to type Ω

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 03a9.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want Ω.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 03A9 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “greek capital letter omega” and double-click Ω.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want Ω and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste Ω as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want Ω and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste Ω and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 03a9, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 03A9, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “greek capital letter omega”.

Codes for Ω

UnicodeU+03A9
Official nameGREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA
BlockGreek and Coptic
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimalΩ
HTML hexΩ
CSScontent: "\03A9";
JavaScript"\u03A9"
Python"\u03A9"
UTF-8 bytesCE A9

Look-alikes

  • ΩOhm sign, U+2126
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