How to Type ē (E with macron) on Excel

Published July 14, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ē does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Excel still makes it easy to type. Use =UNICHAR(275), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ē appears in Latvian, Mandarin Pinyin, Māori and Hawaiian.

ē on Excel: =UNICHAR(275)

Ē on Excel: =UNICHAR(274)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(275) in a cell to get ē. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ē") returns 275. 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 0113) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0113) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ē","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 Ē

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(274) in a cell to get Ē. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ē") returns 274. 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 0112) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0112) on a Mac.

About the letter ē

ē is Unicode U+0113, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH MACRON. It is used in Latvian, Mandarin Pinyin, Māori and Hawaiian. A flat bar above a vowel, used for long vowels in Latvian, Lithuanian, Māori, Hawaiian and Latin textbooks, and for the first tone in Pinyin. See the ē 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 ē on Excel?

=UNICHAR(275).

Can I just copy and paste ē?

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 ē?

U+0113. In HTML it is ē.

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