How to Type ģ (G with cedilla) on Excel

Published June 11, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ģ (g with cedilla) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(291). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ģ and what to do when a method does not work.

ģ on Excel: =UNICHAR(291)

Ģ on Excel: =UNICHAR(290)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(291) in a cell to get ģ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ģ") returns 291. 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 0123) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0123) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ģ","g") 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 Ģ

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(290) in a cell to get Ģ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ģ") returns 290. 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 0122) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0122) on a Mac.

About the letter ģ

ģ is Unicode U+0123, named LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH CEDILLA. It is used in Latvian. A small hook under a letter. ç gives a soft s sound in French, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish and Albanian; Turkish also uses ş, and Latvian uses ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ. See the ģ 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 ģ on Excel?

=UNICHAR(291).

Can I just copy and paste ģ?

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 ģ?

U+0123. In HTML it is ģ.

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