How to Type ź (Z with acute) on HTML

Published April 27, 2026, 2 min read

Typing ź (z with acute) on HTML takes a few seconds once you know the trick. The short answer is ź. Read on for step-by-step instructions, the uppercase Ź and what to do when a method does not work.

ź on HTML: ź

Ź on HTML: Ź

Or copy it:

Method 1: Codes for web pages

Format	Code for ź
Decimal entity	`ź`
Hex entity	`ź`
CSS content	`content: "\017A";`
JavaScript	`"\u017A"`
URL encoded	`%C5%BA`
UTF-8 bytes	`C5 BA`

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

Method 3: Watch for normalization

ź can also be written as z 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 Ź

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

Codes for web pages

Format	Code for Ź
Decimal entity	`Ź`
Hex entity	`Ź`
CSS content	`content: "\0179";`
JavaScript	`"\u0179"`
URL encoded	`%C5%B9`
UTF-8 bytes	`C5 B9`

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

About the letter ź

ź is Unicode U+017A, named LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH ACUTE. It is used in Polish. 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 ź 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 ź on HTML?

ź.

Can I just copy and paste ź?

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 ź?

U+017A. In HTML it is ź.

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