U+1D714 "𝜔" Mathematical Italic Small Omega Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝜔

U+1D714 "𝜔" Mathematical Italic Small Omega is a typographical variant of the Greek letter omega designed specifically for use in mathematical and scientific notation, distinguishing it from the standard Greek omega by its italicized appearance. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides distinct letterforms to prevent ambiguity between mathematical variables and ordinary text. This character is commonly employed to represent angular velocity, an ordinal number in set theory, or a complex frequency in engineering and physics, and it allows authors and publishers to precisely encode mathematical expressions in digital documents without relying on formatting tricks. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the symbol remains consistently displayed across different platforms and fonts, supporting clear communication in technical and academic writing.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D714
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Italic Small Omega
Block Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Font
Decomposition Mapping "ω" U+03C9 Greek Small Letter Omega

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𝜔
HTML Hex Encoding 𝜔
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x9D 0x9C 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDF14
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D714
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udf14

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Lowercase Yes
Cased Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "ω" U+03C9 Greek Small Letter Omega
NFKC Simple Casefold "ω" U+03C9 Greek Small Letter Omega
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Math Yes
Other Math Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Lower