Ω
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 For technical reasons, the OHM SIGN (Ω - U+2126) also redirects here. |
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| Character | Ω | ||
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| Unicode name | GREEK CAPITAL LETTER OMEGA | ||
| Code point | U+03A9 | ||
| Unicode block | Greek and Coptic | ||
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| Character | Ω | ||
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| Unicode name | OHM SIGN | ||
| Code point | U+2126 | ||
| Unicode block | Letterlike Symbols | ||
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See also: ჲ and Appendix:Variations of "o"
Contents
Translingual[edit]
Symbol[edit]
Ω (U+03A9) or Ω (U+2126)
- The symbol for ohm, the unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units.
Derived terms[edit]
Symbol for ohm
Usage notes[edit]
The Unicode Standard states that the U+2126 Ω ohm sign is included in Unicode only for backward compatibility reasons. To represent ohms, the U+03A9 Ω greek capital letter omega is preferred.
See also[edit]
Greek[edit]
Letter[edit]
Ω • (O) (uppercase, lowercase ω)
- The upper case letter omega (ωμέγα), the 24th and last letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
- The upper case letter omega (Ω) is used as the mathematical notation or symbol for the last place in a set or group of items.
Numeral[edit]
Ω • (O)
- The number 800 in Greek numerals.
- The number 800,000 in Greek numerals.
