How to Type ŷ (Y with circumflex) on Excel

Published April 28, 2026, 2 min read

Need ŷ on Excel 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 =UNICHAR(375), and there are a few backups below for when that one is not available.

ŷ on Excel: =UNICHAR(375)

Ŷ on Excel: =UNICHAR(374)

Or copy it:

Method 1: UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(375) in a cell to get ŷ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("ŷ") returns 375. 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 0177) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0177) on a Mac.

Method 3: Find and replace accented text

Use =SUBSTITUTE(A1,"ŷ","y") 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 Ŷ

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

UNICHAR formula

Type =UNICHAR(374) in a cell to get Ŷ. To check a letter, =UNICODE("Ŷ") returns 374. 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 0176) on Windows or Unicode Hex Input (Option + 0176) on a Mac.

About the letter ŷ

ŷ is Unicode U+0177, named LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH CIRCUMFLEX. It is used in Welsh. A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô). See the ŷ 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 ŷ on Excel?

=UNICHAR(375).

Can I just copy and paste ŷ?

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 ŷ?

U+0177. In HTML it is ŷ.

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