How to Type ō (O with macron) on Android

Published July 12, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ō (o with macron) on Android takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is Hold o. Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ō and what to do when a method does not work.

ō on Android: Hold o

Ō on Android: Hold o

Or copy it:

Method 1: Long-press the letter

Open the keyboard in any app.
Touch and hold the o key.
Slide your finger to ō and lift it.

ō is on the long-press menu of the default English keyboard.

Method 2: Add the Mandarin Pinyin keyboard

Open Settings → System → Languages & input → On-screen keyboard → Gboard → Languages.
Tap Add keyboard and pick Mandarin Pinyin.
Switch keyboards with the globe key or by holding the space bar.

Method 3: Personal dictionary shortcut

In Gboard go to Settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary, pick your language, tap +, paste ō as the word and add a shortcut such as oma. Typing the shortcut then suggests ō.

How to type the capital Ō

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

Long-press the letter

Open the keyboard in any app.
Touch and hold the O key (with Shift on).
Slide your finger to Ō and lift it.

Ō is on the long-press menu of the default English keyboard.

Add the Mandarin Pinyin keyboard

Open Settings → System → Languages & input → On-screen keyboard → Gboard → Languages.
Tap Add keyboard and pick Mandarin Pinyin.
Switch keyboards with the globe key or by holding the space bar.

About the letter ō

ō is Unicode U+014D, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH MACRON. It is used in Mandarin Pinyin, Māori and Hawaiian. A flat bar above a vowel, used for long vowels in Latvian, Lithuanian, Māori, Hawaiian and Latin textbooks, and for the first tone in Pinyin. See the ō character page for every code and shortcut.

Troubleshooting

Samsung Keyboard and Gboard show slightly different long-press menus. If a letter is missing, add the language.
Turn off "Long press for symbols" in Gboard settings if holding a key shows numbers instead of accents.
Personal dictionary shortcuts appear as suggestions; tap the suggestion to insert the letter.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for ō on Android?

Hold o.

Can I just copy and paste ō?

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 ō?

U+014D. In HTML it is ō.

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