How to Type ē (E with macron) on HTML

Published July 14, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ē (e with macron) on HTML takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is ē. Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ē and what to do when a method does not work.

ē on HTML: ē

Ē on HTML: Ē

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ē
Decimal entity	`ē`
Hex entity	`ē`
CSS content	`content: "\0113";`
JavaScript	`"\u0113"`
URL encoded	`%C4%93`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 93`

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 ē straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ē can also be written as e 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 Ē

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ē
Decimal entity	`Ē`
Hex entity	`Ē`
CSS content	`content: "\0112";`
JavaScript	`"\u0112"`
URL encoded	`%C4%92`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 92`

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 Ē straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

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

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 ē on HTML?

ē.

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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