How to Type ė (E with dot above) on Excel

Published June 17, 2026, 2 min read

Need ė 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(279), and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ė on Excel: =UNICHAR(279)

Ė on Excel: =UNICHAR(278)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(279) in a cell to get ė. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ė") returns 279. 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 0117) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0117) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ė","e") 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 Ė

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(278) in a cell to get Ė. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ė") returns 278. 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 0116) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0116) on a Mac.

About the letter ė

ė is Unicode U+0117, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DOT ABOVE. It is used in Lithuanian. A single dot above a letter, used in Polish (ż), Lithuanian (ė), Maltese (ċ, ġ, ż) and Turkish (İ, the dotted capital I). See the ė 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 ė on Excel?

=UNICHAR(279).

Can I just copy and paste ė?

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 ė?

U+0117. In HTML it is ė.

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