How to Type ū (U with macron) on HTML

Published July 18, 2026, 2 min read

ū is u with macron, a letter used in Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin Pinyin and Māori. On HTML, the quickest way to get it is ū. This guide covers every method that works, including the capital Ū and fixes for common problems.

ū on HTML: ū

Ū on HTML: Ū

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ū
Decimal entity	`ū`
Hex entity	`ū`
CSS content	`content: "\016B";`
JavaScript	`"\u016B"`
URL encoded	`%C5%AB`
UTF-8 bytes	`C5 AB`

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

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ū can also be written as u 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 Ū

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ū
Decimal entity	`Ū`
Hex entity	`Ū`
CSS content	`content: "\016A";`
JavaScript	`"\u016A"`
URL encoded	`%C5%AA`
UTF-8 bytes	`C5 AA`

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

About the letter ū

ū is Unicode U+016B, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRON. It is used in Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin Pinyin, Māori and Hawaiian. A flat bar above a vowel, used for long vowels in Latvian, Lithuanian, Māori, Hawaiian and Latin textbooks, and for the first tone in Pinyin. See the ū 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 ū on HTML?

ū.

Can I just copy and paste ū?

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 ū?

U+016B. In HTML it is ū.

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