Greek Capital Letter Omega With Psili And Oxia Letter
Ὤ is a Greek capital omega with psili and oxia diacritics.
U+1F6C
Ὤ is a Greek uppercase character used in texts that include detailed diacritics. It’s useful when you need accurate representation of Greek orthography.
Greek Capital Letter Omega With Psili And Oxia Letter Meaning
Ὤ (Unicode U+1F6C) is the Greek capital letter omega (Ω) combined with two diacritics: psili and oxia. In polytonic Greek typography, these marks carry information about pronunciation and accentuation as written in older or fully specified Greek orthography. The character is most often encountered in scholarly editions, OCR/typography work, and learning materials that preserve diacritics precisely. When copying, it’s important to use the exact character or the correct escape sequence so the diacritics don’t get lost or replaced by simpler forms.
Common uses
- •Scholarly Greek text layout where diacritics must be preserved exactly
- •Typography and font testing for Greek polytonic characters
- •Education materials for pronunciation/accent rules in Greek
- •Cataloging or tagging Greek words in databases that store exact characters
- •Correct rendering of OCR output from Greek manuscripts or scanned books
Examples
Ὤ Greek Capital Letter Omega with Psili and Oxia
- ὬὬρα
- ὬὬικος
- ὬὬδε
- ὬὬθη
- ὬὬνθος
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F6C | |
| HTML Entity | Ὤ | |
| HTML Code | Ὤ | |
| CSS | \1F6C | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 8044 | |
| Decimal | 8044 |
How to type Greek Capital Letter Omega With Psili And Oxia Letter (Ὤ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 8044 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1F6C then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1F6C. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f6c, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy Ὤ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Greek Capital Letter Omega With Psili And Oxia letter mean?
Ὤ (Unicode U+1F6C) is the Greek capital letter omega (Ω) combined with two diacritics: psili and oxia. In polytonic Greek typography, these marks carry information about pronunciation and accentuation as written in older or fully specified Greek orthography. The character is most often encountered in scholarly editions, OCR/typography work, and learning materials that preserve diacritics precisely. When copying, it’s important to use the exact character or the correct escape sequence so the diacritics don’t get lost or replaced by simpler forms.
What is the Unicode code point for Ὤ?
The character Ὤ has Unicode code point U+1F6C.
How can I copy Ὤ reliably in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: Ὤ
What are the CSS and JavaScript escape forms?
CSS escape: \\1F6C. JavaScript escape: \\u{1F6C}.
Is Ὤ the same as a plain Greek omega (Ω)?
No. Ὤ includes specific diacritics (psili and oxia) on the capital omega, so it differs from the plain Ω character.