How to Type ő (O with double acute) on HTML

Published May 20, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ő does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but HTML still makes it easy to type. Use ő, or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ő appears in Hungarian.

ő on HTML: ő

Ő on HTML: Ő

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ő
Decimal entity	`ő`
Hex entity	`ő`
CSS content	`content: "\0151";`
JavaScript	`"\u0151"`
URL encoded	`%C5%91`
UTF-8 bytes	`C5 91`

Method 2: Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste ő straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ő can also be written as o plus a combining mark. Both look the same but compare as different strings. In JavaScript, call str.normalize("NFC") before comparing or searching.

How to type the capital Ő

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ő
Decimal entity	`Ő`
Hex entity	`Ő`
CSS content	`content: "\0150";`
JavaScript	`"\u0150"`
URL encoded	`%C5%90`
UTF-8 bytes	`C5 90`

Type it directly with UTF-8

If your page starts with <meta charset="utf-8"> and the file is saved as UTF-8, you can paste Ő straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

About the letter ő

ő is Unicode U+0151, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOUBLE ACUTE. It is used in Hungarian. Two slanted lines above a vowel, found only in Hungarian: ő and ű are the long forms of ö and ü. See the ő character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

If you see Ã and other symbols, the file is UTF-8 but the browser reads it as Windows-1252. Add the meta charset tag.
Named entities are case sensitive: É and é are different letters.
In XML and XHTML only five named entities exist, so use numeric codes there.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for ő on HTML?

ő.

Can I just copy and paste ő?

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 ő?

U+0151. In HTML it is ő.

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