A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô).
Mac:Option+I, then the letter.
Word for Windows:Ctrl+Shift+^, then the letter.
US-International keyboard:Shift+6 (^), then the letter.
LaTeX:\^{e}
Lowercase letters with the circumflex
Uppercase letters with the circumflex
Combining circumflex
The combining form is U+0302. It attaches to the character before it, so you can add it to letters that have no precomposed version.
A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô).
How do I add a circumflex to any letter?
Type the letter, then the combining character U+0302. Most fonts will place the mark over the letter. Use the builder on any letter page to copy the result.
How many letters have a circumflex?
Unicode has 56 precomposed letters whose first mark is the circumflex: 28 lowercase and 28 uppercase.