How to Type ŝ (S with circumflex) on Excel

Published May 12, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ŝ (s with circumflex) on Excel takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is =UNICHAR(349). Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ŝ and what to do when a method does not work.

ŝ on Excel: =UNICHAR(349)

Ŝ on Excel: =UNICHAR(348)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(349) in a cell to get ŝ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ŝ") returns 349. 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 015D) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 015D) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ŝ","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 Ŝ

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(348) in a cell to get Ŝ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ŝ") returns 348. 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 015C) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 015C) on a Mac.

About the letter ŝ

ŝ is Unicode U+015D, named LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CIRCUMFLEX. It is used in Esperanto. A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô). See the ŝ 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 ŝ on Excel?

=UNICHAR(349).

Can I just copy and paste ŝ?

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 ŝ?

U+015D. In HTML it is ŝ.

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