Om

Meaning and uses

Om, the sacred syllable of Hinduism, also used in Buddhism and Jainism. It is chanted at the start and end of prayers and meditation.

Unicode details

ॐ is the Unicode character named DEVANAGARI OM, code point U+0950, in the Devanagari block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a letter (general category Lo).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ॐ

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 0950 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ॐ.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “devanagari om”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 0950, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ॐ. In a CSS content property, use "\0950".