How to Type ę (E with ogonek) on HTML

Published July 1, 2026, 2 min read

Need ę on HTML 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 ę, and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ę on HTML: ę

Ę on HTML: Ę

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ę
Decimal entity	`ę`
Hex entity	`ę`
CSS content	`content: "\0119";`
JavaScript	`"\u0119"`
URL encoded	`%C4%99`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 99`

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

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ę 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 Ę

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ę
Decimal entity	`Ę`
Hex entity	`Ę`
CSS content	`content: "\0118";`
JavaScript	`"\u0118"`
URL encoded	`%C4%98`
UTF-8 bytes	`C4 98`

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

About the letter ę

ę is Unicode U+0119, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH OGONEK. It is used in Polish and Lithuanian. A small tail at the bottom right of a vowel, meaning “little tail” in Polish. It marks nasal vowels in Polish (ą, ę) and appears in Lithuanian (į, ų). See the ę 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 ę on HTML?

ę.

Can I just copy and paste ę?

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 ę?

U+0119. In HTML it is ę.

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