How to Type õ (O with tilde) on HTML

Q: What is the Unicode code for õ?

U+00F5. In HTML it is &otilde;.

Published August 7, 2026, 2 min read

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

õ on HTML: õ

Õ on HTML: Õ

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for õ
Named entity	`õ`
Decimal entity	`õ`
Hex entity	`õ`
CSS content	`content: "\00F5";`
JavaScript	`"\u00F5"`
URL encoded	`%C3%B5`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 B5`

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 õ straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

Method 3: Watch for normalization

õ 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 Õ

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Õ
Named entity	`Õ`
Decimal entity	`Õ`
Hex entity	`Õ`
CSS content	`content: "\00D5";`
JavaScript	`"\u00D5"`
URL encoded	`%C3%95`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 95`

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 Õ straight into the HTML. Entities are only needed when your editor or database cannot store the character.

About the letter õ

õ is Unicode U+00F5, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE. It is used in Portuguese, Estonian and Vietnamese. A wavy line above a letter. Spanish uses it for ñ, Portuguese for nasal vowels (ã, õ), Estonian for õ, and Vietnamese for the broken rising tone. See the õ 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 õ on HTML?

õ.

Can I just copy and paste õ?

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 õ?

U+00F5. In HTML it is õ.

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