How to Type č (C with caron) on Mac

Published July 20, 2026, 2 min read

The letter č does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Mac still makes it easy to type. Use Option + 010D (Unicode Hex Input), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. č appears in Czech, Slovak, Croatian and Slovenian.

č on Mac: Option + 010D (Unicode Hex Input)

Č on Mac: Option + 010C (Unicode Hex Input)

Or copy it:

Method 1: Press and hold

Hold down the C key.
A row of accented versions appears above the cursor.
If č is in the row, press the number under it or click it.

If nothing appears, press-and-hold is turned off. Run defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true in Terminal and log out and back in.

Method 2: Unicode Hex Input

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Text Input → Edit, click +, and add Unicode Hex Input.
Switch to it from the input menu in the menu bar.
Hold Option and type 010D. č appears when you release Option.

This works for every letter on this site, including ones with no Option shortcut.

Method 3: Character Viewer

Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, search for "latin small letter c with caron", and double-click č.

How to type the capital Č

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

Press and hold

Hold down the C key with Shift.
A row of accented versions appears above the cursor.
If Č is in the row, press the number under it or click it.

If nothing appears, press-and-hold is turned off. Run defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool true in Terminal and log out and back in.

Unicode Hex Input

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Text Input → Edit, click +, and add Unicode Hex Input.
Switch to it from the input menu in the menu bar.
Hold Option and type 010C. Č appears when you release Option.

This works for every letter on this site, including ones with no Option shortcut.

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 holding a key repeats the letter, press-and-hold is off. Turn it back on with the Terminal command above.
Option shortcuts depend on the keyboard layout. They work on US and ABC; other layouts move them.
If Option+E shows a highlighted ´ but no letter appears, you pressed a letter that cannot take that accent.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for č on Mac?

Option + 010D (Unicode Hex Input).

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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