How to Type ű (U with double acute) on Excel

Published May 3, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ű does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Excel still makes it easy to type. Use =UNICHAR(369), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ű appears in Hungarian.

ű on Excel: =UNICHAR(369)

Ű on Excel: =UNICHAR(368)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(369) in a cell to get ű. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ű") returns 369. 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 0171) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0171) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ű","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 Ű

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(368) in a cell to get Ű. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ű") returns 368. 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 0170) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0170) on a Mac.

About the letter ű

ű is Unicode U+0171, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE. It is used in Hungarian. Two slanted lines above a vowel, found only in Hungarian: ő and ű are the long forms of ö and ü. See the ű 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 ű on Excel?

=UNICHAR(369).

Can I just copy and paste ű?

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 ű?

U+0171. In HTML it is ű.

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