How to Type ý (Y with acute) on HTML

Q: What is the Unicode code for ý?

U+00FD. In HTML it is &yacute;.

Published August 12, 2026, 2 min read

Need ý on HTML for a name, an address or a word in another language? You do not have to copy it from a website every time. The fastest method is ý, and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ý on HTML: ý

Ý on HTML: Ý

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ý
Named entity	`ý`
Decimal entity	`ý`
Hex entity	`ý`
CSS content	`content: "\00FD";`
JavaScript	`"\u00FD"`
URL encoded	`%C3%BD`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 BD`

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

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ý can also be written as y 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 Ý

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ý
Named entity	`Ý`
Decimal entity	`Ý`
Hex entity	`Ý`
CSS content	`content: "\00DD";`
JavaScript	`"\u00DD"`
URL encoded	`%C3%9D`
UTF-8 bytes	`C3 9D`

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

About the letter ý

ý is Unicode U+00FD, named LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE. It is used in Czech, Slovak, Icelandic, Vietnamese and Faroese. 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 ý 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 ý on HTML?

ý.

Can I just copy and paste ý?

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 ý?

U+00FD. In HTML it is ý.

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