Māori Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Māori marks long vowels with a macron, called tohutō: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Māori letters
Uppercase Māori letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| ā | a with macron | U+0101 | ā |
| ē | e with macron | U+0113 | ē |
| ī | i with macron | U+012B | ī |
| ō | o with macron | U+014D | ō |
| ū | u with macron | U+016B | ū |
| Ā | Capital A with macron | U+0100 | Ā |
| Ē | Capital E with macron | U+0112 | Ē |
| Ī | Capital I with macron | U+012A | Ī |
| Ō | Capital O with macron | U+014C | Ō |
| Ū | Capital U with macron | U+016A | Ū |
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 Māori keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Māori 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 Māori 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 Māori locale in JavaScript, or a Māori collation in your database) so lists follow Māori alphabetical order.