How to Type ø (O with stroke) on Excel

Q: What is the Unicode code for ø?

U+00F8. In HTML it is &oslash;.

Published August 5, 2026, 2 min read

Need ø 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(248), and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ø on Excel: =UNICHAR(248)

Ø on Excel: =UNICHAR(216)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(248) in a cell to get ø. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ø") returns 248. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(248) also returns ø 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+0248 on Windows or Option+O on a Mac.

Method 4: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ø","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 Ø

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(216) in a cell to get Ø. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ø") returns 216. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(216) also returns Ø 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 ø

ø is Unicode U+00F8, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE. It is used in Norwegian, Danish and Faroese. A line through the letter itself. Examples are ø (Danish, Norwegian), ł (Polish), đ (Vietnamese, Croatian) and ħ (Maltese). See the ø 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 ø on Excel?

=UNICHAR(248).

Can I just copy and paste ø?

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 ø?

U+00F8. In HTML it is ø.

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