How to Type ō (O with macron) on Excel

Published July 11, 2026, 2 min read

Need ō on Excel for a name, an address or a word in another language? You do not have to copy it from a website every time. The fastest method is =UNICHAR(333), and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ō on Excel: =UNICHAR(333)

Ō on Excel: =UNICHAR(332)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(333) in a cell to get ō. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ō") returns 333. 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 014D) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 014D) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ō","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 Ō

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(332) in a cell to get Ō. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ō") returns 332. 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 014C) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 014C) on a Mac.

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

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 ō on Excel?

=UNICHAR(333).

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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