How to Make Facebook Omicrons

An omicron is a letter from the Greek alphabet. It literally means "small O." Although Facebook does not offer a Greek alphabet plug-in or native Greek letters, you can still make an omicron on Facebook, because this Greek letter is written exactly the same way as its Latin twin, which has become the English lowercase o. Even though Greek letters are often used in math, avoid using the omicron in math discussions on Facebook, since it looks similar to a zero. But if you're trying to type an omicron for an intelligent discussion on ancient Greek, doing so is simple.

Instructions

1. Log in to your Facebook account.

2. Click on the image or name of a friend in the chat bar on the right of the screen. This opens a chat box to talk to that friend.

3. Type the letter o to indicate a Greek omicron. Set it off in quotation marks or stylized in another way, such as with an asterisk or in italics, to better indicate that you are not using a regular letter o.

Tips & Warnings

• Context is crucial to help the person with whom you're chatting know that you're typing an omicron. Omicrons are often used in the naming of stars and in Big O notation, which is used to classify functions in mathematics. Type an omicron when discussing these subjects.

References

• Physlink: Greek Alphabet
• Ibiblio: Greek Letters