How to Type ň (N with caron) on Excel

Published June 26, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ň (n with caron) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(328). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ň and what to do when a method does not work.

ň on Excel: =UNICHAR(328)

Ň on Excel: =UNICHAR(327)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(328) in a cell to get ň. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ň") returns 328. 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 0148) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0148) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ň","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 Ň

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(327) in a cell to get Ň. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ň") returns 327. 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 0147) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0147) on a Mac.

About the letter ň

ň is Unicode U+0148, named LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH CARON. It is used in Czech and Slovak. A small v above a letter, called háček in Czech and kvačica in Croatian. It softens consonants (č, š, ž, ř) and marks the third tone in Pinyin (ǎ, ǐ). See the ň 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 ň on Excel?

=UNICHAR(328).

Can I just copy and paste ň?

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 ň?

U+0148. In HTML it is ň.

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