How to Type č (C with caron) on HTML

Published July 19, 2026, 2 min read

č is c with caron, a letter used in Czech, Slovak, Croatian and Slovenian. On HTML, the quickest way to get it is č. This guide covers every method that works, including the capital Č and fixes for common problems.

č on HTML: č

Č on HTML: Č

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for č
Decimal entity	`č`
Hex entity	`č`
CSS content	`content: "\010D";`
JavaScript	`"\u010D"`
URL encoded	`%C4%8D`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 8D`

Method 2: Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste č straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

č can also be written as c plus a combining mark. Both look the same but compare as different strings. In JavaScript, call str.normalize("NFC") before comparing or searching.

How to type the capital Č

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Č
Decimal entity	`Č`
Hex entity	`Č`
CSS content	`content: "\010C";`
JavaScript	`"\u010C"`
URL encoded	`%C4%8C`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 8C`

Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste Č straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

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

If you see Ã and other symbols, the file is UTF-8 but the browser reads it as Windows-1252. Add the meta charset tag.
Named entities are case sensitive: É and é are different letters.
In XML and XHTML only five named entities exist, so use numeric codes there.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for č on HTML?

č.

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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