How to Type ų (U with ogonek) on Excel

Published May 2, 2026, 2 min read

The letter ų does not have its own key on an English keyboard, but Excel still makes it easy to type. Use =UNICHAR(371), or pick one of the other methods in this guide. ų appears in Lithuanian.

ų on Excel: =UNICHAR(371)

Ų on Excel: =UNICHAR(370)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(371) in a cell to get ų. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ų") returns 371. 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 0173) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0173) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ų","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 Ų

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(370) in a cell to get Ų. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ų") returns 370. 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 0172) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0172) on a Mac.

About the letter ų

ų is Unicode U+0173, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH OGONEK. It is used in Lithuanian. A small tail at the bottom right of a vowel, meaning “little tail” in Polish. It marks nasal vowels in Polish (ą, ę) and appears in Lithuanian (į, ų). See the ų 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 ų on Excel?

=UNICHAR(371).

Can I just copy and paste ų?

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 ų?

U+0173. In HTML it is ų.

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