Latvian Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Latvian marks long vowels with a macron (ā, ē, ī, ū), palatal consonants with a cedilla or comma (ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ), and uses č, š, ž.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Latvian letters
Uppercase Latvian letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| ā | a with macron | U+0101 | ā |
| č | c with caron | U+010D | č |
| ē | e with macron | U+0113 | ē |
| ģ | g with cedilla | U+0123 | ģ |
| ī | i with macron | U+012B | ī |
| ķ | k with cedilla | U+0137 | ķ |
| ļ | l with cedilla | U+013C | ļ |
| ņ | n with cedilla | U+0146 | ņ |
| š | s with caron | U+0161 | š |
| ū | u with macron | U+016B | ū |
| ž | z with caron | U+017E | ž |
| Ā | Capital A with macron | U+0100 | Ā |
| Č | Capital C with caron | U+010C | Č |
| Ē | Capital E with macron | U+0112 | Ē |
| Ģ | Capital G with cedilla | U+0122 | Ģ |
| Ī | Capital I with macron | U+012A | Ī |
| Ķ | Capital K with cedilla | U+0136 | Ķ |
| Ļ | Capital L with cedilla | U+013B | Ļ |
| Ņ | Capital N with cedilla | U+0145 | Ņ |
| Š | Capital S with caron | U+0160 | Š |
| Ū | Capital U with macron | U+016A | Ū |
| Ž | Capital Z with caron | U+017D | Ž |
Typing these letters quickly
On Windows, the fastest built-in route is an Alt code, for example Win+. and the Symbols tab for ā. On a Mac, hold the a key or use Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add the Latvian keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Latvian letter above has a capital form, and you should keep the accent on capitals. Dropping accents from capitals is an old typewriter habit; modern style guides for most languages, including the official French and Spanish academies, recommend keeping them.
Sorting and searching Latvian text
Computers sort accented letters by code point unless told otherwise, which can put them after z. Use a locale-aware sort (for example localeCompare with the Latvian locale in JavaScript, or a Latvian collation in your database) so lists follow Latvian alphabetical order.