How to Type ď (D with caron) on Excel

Published July 4, 2026, 2 min read

Need ď on Excel for a name, an address or a word in another language? You do not have to copy it from a website every time. The fastest method is =UNICHAR(271), and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ď on Excel: =UNICHAR(271)

Ď on Excel: =UNICHAR(270)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(271) in a cell to get ď. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ď") returns 271. 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 010F) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 010F) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ď","d") 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 Ď

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(270) in a cell to get Ď. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ď") returns 270. 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 010E) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 010E) on a Mac.

About the letter ď

ď is Unicode U+010F, named LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH CARON. It is used in Czech and Slovak. 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 ď 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 ď on Excel?

=UNICHAR(271).

Can I just copy and paste ď?

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 ď?

U+010F. In HTML it is ď.

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