How to Type ġ (G with dot above) on Excel

Published June 12, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ġ does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Excel still makes it easy to type. Use =UNICHAR(289), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ġ appears in Maltese.

ġ on Excel: =UNICHAR(289)

Ġ on Excel: =UNICHAR(288)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(289) in a cell to get ġ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ġ") returns 289. 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 0121) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0121) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ġ","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 Ġ

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(288) in a cell to get Ġ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ġ") returns 288. 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 0120) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0120) on a Mac.

About the letter ġ

ġ is Unicode U+0121, named LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE. It is used in Maltese. A single dot above a letter, used in Polish (ż), Lithuanian (ė), Maltese (ċ, ġ, ż) and Turkish (İ, the dotted capital I). See the ġ 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 ġ on Excel?

=UNICHAR(289).

Can I just copy and paste ġ?

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 ġ?

U+0121. In HTML it is ġ.

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