What Is the Caron? Meaning, Letters and How to Type It
A small v above a letter, called háček in Czech and kvačica in Croatian. It softens consonants (č, š, ž, ř) and marks the third tone in Pinyin (ǎ, ǐ).
Letters with the caron (háček): š ž č ď ě ň ť ľ ř ǎ ǐ ǒ ǔ ǧ
Combining character: U+030C
What the caron does
A small v above a letter, called háček in Czech and kvačica in Croatian. It softens consonants (č, š, ž, ř) and marks the third tone in Pinyin (ǎ, ǐ). Unicode encodes 35 precomposed letters with this mark as their first diacritic, and the combining form U+030C can add it to any other letter.
Languages that use it
Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandarin Pinyin, Slovak, Slovenian.
All lowercase letters with the caron (háček)
Codes and shortcuts
| Letter | Name | Unicode | Alt code | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| š | s with caron | U+0161 | Alt+0154 | — |
| ž | z with caron | U+017E | Alt+0158 | — |
| č | c with caron | U+010D | — | — |
| ď | d with caron | U+010F | — | — |
| ě | e with caron | U+011B | — | — |
| ň | n with caron | U+0148 | — | — |
| ť | t with caron | U+0165 | — | — |
| ľ | l with caron | U+013E | — | — |
| ř | r with caron | U+0159 | — | — |
| ǎ | a with caron | U+01CE | — | — |
| ǐ | i with caron | U+01D0 | — | — |
| ǒ | o with caron | U+01D2 | — | — |
| ǔ | u with caron | U+01D4 | — | — |
| ǧ | g with caron | U+01E7 | — | — |
| ǩ | k with caron | U+01E9 | — | — |
| ǰ | j with caron | U+01F0 | — | — |
| ȟ | h with caron | U+021F | — | — |
| ṧ | s with caron and dot above | U+1E67 | — | — |
How to type it on any letter
On Windows, hold Alt and type the code from the table, or type the letter followed by U+030C in Word and press Alt+X. On a Mac, use Unicode Hex Input: type the letter, then hold Option and type 030C. On a Chromebook, type the letter, then Ctrl+Shift+U, 030c, Space.
Copy every letter with the caron (háček)
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