Latin Small Letter O Letter
“o” is the Latin small letter O used as a standard lowercase letter in many languages and text systems.
U+006F
The symbol “o” is the Latin small letter O (U+006F). It’s a basic character used in everyday writing, programming text, and UI labels. Below you’ll find copy/paste options and common escape sequences for developers.
Latin Small Letter O Letter Meaning
The character “o” (LATIN SMALL LETTER O, U+006F) is primarily a lowercase letter from the Latin alphabet. In everyday text it represents the vowel sound in many languages and appears in common words (for example, “one”, “open”, “move”). In plain text, it’s also frequently used as a variable name (such as in quick prototypes or examples) or as part of identifiers and UI strings. It typically does not have a special, universal “symbol” meaning beyond being a letter, so its interpretation comes from context: language, font, and the surrounding characters.
Common uses
- •Typing normal words in the Latin alphabet (e.g., “open”, “office”)
- •UI labels and buttons that require lowercase “o” (e.g., “options”)
- •Variable names or placeholders in code and pseudocode
- •Search queries and identifiers that are case-sensitive
- •Form fields and text templates where exact lowercase matters
Examples
o — Latin Small Letter O
- oopen the file
- oorder status
- omove to next step
- ozoom: 80%
- ocode: o_value
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+006F | |
| HTML Entity | o | |
| HTML Code | o | |
| CSS | \006F | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 111 | |
| Decimal | 111 |
How to type Latin Small Letter O Letter (o)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 111 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 006F then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 006F. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 006f, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy o 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 Latin Small Letter O letter mean?
The character “o” (LATIN SMALL LETTER O, U+006F) is primarily a lowercase letter from the Latin alphabet. In everyday text it represents the vowel sound in many languages and appears in common words (for example, “one”, “open”, “move”). In plain text, it’s also frequently used as a variable name (such as in quick prototypes or examples) or as part of identifiers and UI strings. It typically does not have a special, universal “symbol” meaning beyond being a letter, so its interpretation comes from context: language, font, and the surrounding characters.
Is “o” the letter O or the number zero?
“o” is the lowercase letter Latin Small Letter O (U+006F). Number zero is a different character (commonly “0”, U+0030). They may look similar in some fonts, so check the codepoint if accuracy matters.
What is the Unicode code point for “o”?
The Unicode code point for “o” is U+006F (LATIN SMALL LETTER O).
How do I write this character in HTML?
Use the HTML entity: o.
How do I escape “o” in CSS and JavaScript?
CSS escape: \006F. JavaScript escape: \u{006F}.