U+1D74E "𝝎" Mathematical Bold Italic Small Omega Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𝝎

U+1D74E "𝝎" Mathematical Bold Italic Small Omega is a stylized version of the lowercase Greek letter omega, designed for use in mathematical and scientific notation where a bold italic typeface is required to distinguish the variable from other uses of the same letter. It belongs to the Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols block, which provides separate codepoints for many standard alphabetic forms in various styles to avoid relying on font formatting alone. This character is particularly common in contexts such as physics, engineering, and advanced mathematics, where it often represents angular velocity, electrical resistance, or the last element in a sequence. By encoding this specific style as a distinct character, Unicode ensures consistent and reliable text rendering across different software and platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D74E
Version Added 3.1
Name Mathematical Bold 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 0x9D 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD835 0xDF4E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001D74E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud835\udf4e

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