What Ω means
After a number, it gives resistance to electric current.
Telegraph networks needed comparable resistance measurements. The British Association began a practical standard in 1861; the unit was named for physicist Georg Simon Ohm in 1872.
Unicode keeps Ω for compatibility and recommends Ω for new Greek or mathematical text.
Technical and precise; used in resistance values and electronics specifications.
Some software standardizes equivalent text by changing Ω to Ω, erasing their distinction.
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Who writes Ω
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsIt gives electrical resistance in ohms.
Don't confuse it with
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How to type or find Ω
- Search it as
- ohms · resistance · resistor value · omega
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
Ω
HTML hex
Ω
CSS content
content: "\2126";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%84%A6
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.