How to Type ń (N with acute) on Excel

Published June 27, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ń does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Excel still makes it easy to type. Use =UNICHAR(324), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ń appears in Polish and Yoruba.

ń on Excel: =UNICHAR(324)

Ń on Excel: =UNICHAR(323)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(324) in a cell to get ń. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ń") returns 324. 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 0144) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0144) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ń","n") 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 Ń

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(323) in a cell to get Ń. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ń") returns 323. 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 0143) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0143) on a Mac.

About the letter ń

ń is Unicode U+0144, named LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH ACUTE. It is used in Polish and Yoruba. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin. See the ń 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 ń on Excel?

=UNICHAR(324).

Can I just copy and paste ń?

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 ń?

U+0144. In HTML it is ń.

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