How to Type ĝ (G with circumflex) on Excel

Published June 16, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ĝ does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Excel still makes it easy to type. Use =UNICHAR(285), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ĝ appears in Esperanto.

ĝ on Excel: =UNICHAR(285)

Ĝ on Excel: =UNICHAR(284)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(285) in a cell to get ĝ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ĝ") returns 285. 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 011D) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 011D) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ĝ","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 Ĝ

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(284) in a cell to get Ĝ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ĝ") returns 284. 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 011C) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 011C) on a Mac.

About the letter ĝ

ĝ is Unicode U+011D, named LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH CIRCUMFLEX. It is used in Esperanto. A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô). See the ĝ 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 ĝ on Excel?

=UNICHAR(285).

Can I just copy and paste ĝ?

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 ĝ?

U+011D. In HTML it is ĝ.

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