Polish Accented Letters: Complete List to Copy and Paste
Polish adds nine letters with diacritics: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź and ż.
Click any letter below to copy it.
Lowercase Polish letters
Uppercase Polish letters
Unicode and HTML codes
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|
| ą | a with ogonek | U+0105 | ą |
| ć | c with acute | U+0107 | ć |
| ę | e with ogonek | U+0119 | ę |
| ł | l with stroke | U+0142 | ł |
| ń | n with acute | U+0144 | ń |
| ó | o with acute | U+00F3 | ó |
| ś | s with acute | U+015B | ś |
| ź | z with acute | U+017A | ź |
| ż | z with dot above | U+017C | ż |
| Ą | Capital A with ogonek | U+0104 | Ą |
| Ć | Capital C with acute | U+0106 | Ć |
| Ę | Capital E with ogonek | U+0118 | Ę |
| Ł | Capital L with stroke | U+0141 | Ł |
| Ń | Capital N with acute | U+0143 | Ń |
| Ó | Capital O with acute | U+00D3 | Ó |
| Ś | Capital S with acute | U+015A | Ś |
| Ź | Capital Z with acute | U+0179 | Ź |
| Ż | Capital Z with dot above | U+017B | Ż |
Typing these letters quickly
On Windows, the fastest built-in route is an Alt code, for example Win+. and the Symbols tab for ą. On a Mac, hold the a key or use Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add the Polish keyboard so every letter sits on the long-press menu. The full typing guide has a chart for every letter.
Capital letters
Every lowercase Polish 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 Polish 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 Polish locale in JavaScript, or a Polish collation in your database) so lists follow Polish alphabetical order.