How to Type ô (O with circumflex) on Excel

Published August 30, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ô (o with circumflex) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(244). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ô and what to do when a method does not work.

ô on Excel: =UNICHAR(244)

Ô on Excel: =UNICHAR(212)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(244) in a cell to get ô. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ô") returns 244. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(244) also returns ô on Windows, because it uses the Windows-1252 code page. On a Mac CHAR uses a different code page, so prefer UNICHAR.

Method 3: Keyboard methods inside a cell

Double-click the cell, then use Alt+0244 on Windows or Option+I, then O on a Mac.

Method 4: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ô","o") 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 Ô

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(212) in a cell to get Ô. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ô") returns 212. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(212) also returns Ô on Windows, because it uses the Windows-1252 code page. On a Mac CHAR uses a different code page, so prefer UNICHAR.

About the letter ô

ô is Unicode U+00F4, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX. It is used in French, Portuguese, Slovak, Welsh, Vietnamese and Afrikaans. 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 ô 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 ô on Excel?

=UNICHAR(244).

Can I just copy and paste ô?

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 ô?

U+00F4. In HTML it is ô.

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