How to Type ķ (K with cedilla) on Excel

Published May 30, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ķ (k with cedilla) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(311). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ķ and what to do when a method does not work.

ķ on Excel: =UNICHAR(311)

Ķ on Excel: =UNICHAR(310)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(311) in a cell to get ķ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ķ") returns 311. 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 0137) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0137) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ķ","k") 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 Ķ

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(310) in a cell to get Ķ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ķ") returns 310. 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 0136) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0136) on a Mac.

About the letter ķ

ķ is Unicode U+0137, named LATIN SMALL LETTER K 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 ķ 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 ķ on Excel?

=UNICHAR(311).

Can I just copy and paste ķ?

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 ķ?

U+0137. In HTML it is ķ.

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