How to Type ō (O with macron) on iPhone

Published July 12, 2026, 2 min read

Need ō on iPhone 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 Hold o, and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ō on iPhone: Hold o

Ō on iPhone: 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 and Gboard shows a similar set.

Method 2: Add the Mandarin Pinyin keyboard

Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards.
Tap Add New Keyboard and choose Mandarin Pinyin.
Tap the globe key to switch while typing.

Method 3: Text Replacement

Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement, tap +, paste ō as the phrase and type a shortcut such as oma. The shortcut syncs to your Mac through iCloud.

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 and Gboard shows a similar set.

Add the Mandarin Pinyin keyboard

Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards.
Tap Add New Keyboard and choose Mandarin Pinyin.
Tap the globe key to switch while typing.

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

If no menu appears when you touch and hold, make sure you are not using a third-party keyboard that disables it.
Text Replacement shortcuts need a space or punctuation after them to expand.
Some apps with custom keyboards, such as games, do not support accents.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shortcut for ō on iPhone?

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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