What is the HTML entity for Greek Small Letter Omega?

The HTML entity for Greek Small Letter Omega is ω (decimal: ω, hex: ω).

What is the Unicode codepoint for Greek Small Letter Omega?

Greek Small Letter Omega has the Unicode codepoint U+03C9 (decimal: 969).

What is the UTF-8 encoding of Greek Small Letter Omega?

The UTF-8 encoding of Greek Small Letter Omega is CF 89.

How do I use Greek Small Letter Omega in JavaScript?

In JavaScript, use the escape sequence \u03C9 or paste the character directly in a string.

What is the CSS escape for Greek Small Letter Omega?

The CSS escape for Greek Small Letter Omega is \3C9. Use it in CSS content properties or selectors.

How do I write Greek Small Letter Omega in Python?

In Python, use the escape sequence \u03C9 inside a string literal.

What is the URL encoding for Greek Small Letter Omega?

The percent-encoded (URL encoded) form of Greek Small Letter Omega is %CF%89.

What Unicode block does Greek Small Letter Omega belong to?

Greek Small Letter Omega belongs to the Greek and Coptic Unicode block.

Greek Small Letter Omega

U+03C9

BMP Unicode 1.1

Character ω

Entity ω

Decimal ω

Hex ω

Classification

Unicode properties assigned to this character by the Unicode Consortium. The codepoint is its unique numeric identifier. Category, block, and script determine how text systems render and process it.

Codepoint: U+03C9
Decimal: 969
Plane: BMP — Basic Multilingual Plane
Category: Lowercase Letter (Ll)
Block: Greek and Coptic
Script: Greek
Bidi class: L Left-to-Right
East Asian Width: A Ambiguous
Properties: Alphabetic ID Start ID Continue
Uppercase: Ω U+03A9

Encodings & Escape Sequences

Every Unicode character can be represented in multiple ways depending on context. HTML entities let you embed it safely in web pages. UTF-8 bytes are what gets stored on disk and sent over the network. Escape sequences let you reference it in source code without pasting the raw glyph. All formats below refer to the same character — Greek Small Letter Omega.

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Format	Value
HTML Named Entity	`ω` Named HTML entity — works in all browsers.
HTML Decimal	`ω` Decimal numeric character reference (&#decimal;).
HTML Hex	`ω` Hexadecimal numeric character reference (&#xHex;).
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	`CF 89` UTF-8 encoding as hex byte values. Most common on the web.
UTF-16 Hex Bytes	`03 C9` Used internally by JavaScript, Java, and Windows.
UTF-32 Hex	`000003C9` Fixed-width: one codepoint = 4 bytes.
CSS Escape	`\3C9` Use in CSS content property: content: "\XXXX"
JavaScript Escape	`\u03C9` Use in JS strings: "\uXXXX" or template literals.
Python Escape	`\u03C9` Use in Python strings: "\uXXXX" or "\UXXXXXXXX".
URL Encoded	`%CF%89` Percent-encoded for use in URLs.

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Characters That Include This

These characters decompose to a sequence that includes Greek Small Letter Omega as a component. They are effectively precomposed versions or compounds built on this base character.

ώ U+03CE ὠ U+1F60 ὡ U+1F61 ὼ U+1F7C ῳ U+1FF3 ῶ U+1FF6 𝛚 U+1D6DA 𝜔 U+1D714 𝝎 U+1D74E 𝞈 U+1D788 𝟂 U+1D7C2

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