How to Type č (C with caron) on Excel

Published July 19, 2026, 2 min read

Typing č (c with caron) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(269). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Č and what to do when a method does not work.

č on Excel: =UNICHAR(269)

Č on Excel: =UNICHAR(268)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(269) in a cell to get č. To check a letter, =UNICODE("č") returns 269. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: Keyboard methods inside a cell

Double-click the cell, then use Insert → Symbol (Unicode hex 010D) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 010D) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"č","c") to strip this accent from a column, for example when cleaning names for an email system that does not accept accents.

How to type the capital Č

The uppercase form works the same way with Shift added where a letter is typed.

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(268) in a cell to get Č. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Č") returns 268. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Keyboard methods inside a cell

Double-click the cell, then use Insert → Symbol (Unicode hex 010C) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 010C) on a Mac.

About the letter č

č is Unicode U+010D, named LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CARON. It is used in Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovenian, Latvian and Lithuanian. A small v above a letter, called háček in Czech and kvačica in Croatian. It softens consonants (č, š, ž, ř) and marks the third tone in Pinyin (ǎ, ǐ). See the č character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

UNICHAR is not available in Excel 2010 and earlier.
CSV files saved as plain "CSV" may lose accents. Save as "CSV UTF-8".
If accents show as question marks after import, set the file origin to 65001: Unicode (UTF-8) in the import wizard.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for č on Excel?

=UNICHAR(269).

Can I just copy and paste č?

Yes. Click the copy button above, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows and Chromebook, Cmd+V on a Mac, or touch and hold and choose Paste on a phone.

What is the Unicode code for č?

U+010D. In HTML it is č.

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