How to Type ś (S with acute) on Excel

Published May 13, 2026, 2 min read

Need ś 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(347), and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ś on Excel: =UNICHAR(347)

Ś on Excel: =UNICHAR(346)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(347) in a cell to get ś. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ś") returns 347. 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 015B) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 015B) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ś","s") 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 Ś

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(346) in a cell to get Ś. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ś") returns 346. 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 015A) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 015A) on a Mac.

About the letter ś

ś is Unicode U+015B, named LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH ACUTE. It is used in Polish. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin. See the ś 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 ś on Excel?

=UNICHAR(347).

Can I just copy and paste ś?

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 ś?

U+015B. In HTML it is ś.

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