How to Type ú (U with acute) on Excel

Q: What is the Unicode code for ú?

U+00FA. In HTML it is &uacute;.

Published September 9, 2026, 2 min read

ú is u with acute, a letter used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Czech. On Excel, the quickest way to get it is =UNICHAR(250). This guide covers every method that works, including the capital Ú and fixes for common problems.

ú on Excel: =UNICHAR(250)

Ú on Excel: =UNICHAR(218)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(250) in a cell to get ú. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ú") returns 250. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

Method 2: CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(250) also returns ú 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+0250 on Windows or Option+E, then U on a Mac.

Method 4: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ú","u") 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 Ú

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(218) in a cell to get Ú. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ú") returns 218. Both work in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

CHAR formula on Windows

=CHAR(218) also returns Ú 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 ú

ú is Unicode U+00FA, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE. It is used in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Icelandic and Dutch. 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 ú 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 ú on Excel?

=UNICHAR(250).

Can I just copy and paste ú?

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 ú?

U+00FA. In HTML it is ú.

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