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U+03BF · Greek and Coptic

Greek Small Letter Omicron ο

Greek Small Letter Omicron is the Unicode character U+03BF (official name “GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON”) from the Greek and Coptic block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s greek letters collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+03BF
HTMLο
οU+03BF

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+03BF
Decimal959
HTML named entityο
HTML (hex)ο
HTML (decimal)ο
CSS\03BF
JavaScript\u03BF
Python\u03BF
UTF-8 bytesCE BF
UTF-1603BF
URL-encoded%CE%BF

Character details

Official nameGREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON
Unicode blockGreek and Coptic
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryGreek Letters
UppercaseΟ Greek Capital Letter Omicron
EmojiNo

How to type ο

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 03BF then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “greek small letter omicron”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “greek small letter omicron”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 03BF.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “greek small letter omicron” or enter U+03BF.
  • HTML: ο or ο
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(959)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ο?

It is U+03BF (GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON), decimal 959.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 03BF then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “greek small letter omicron”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity ο or the numeric reference ο.