What Is the Ogonek? Meaning, Letters and How to Type It
A small tail at the bottom right of a vowel, meaning “little tail” in Polish. It marks nasal vowels in Polish (ą, ę) and appears in Lithuanian (į, ų).
Letters with the ogonek: ą ę į ų ǫ ǭ
Combining character: U+0328
What the ogonek does
A small tail at the bottom right of a vowel, meaning “little tail” in Polish. It marks nasal vowels in Polish (ą, ę) and appears in Lithuanian (į, ų). Unicode encodes 12 precomposed letters with this mark as their first diacritic, and the combining form U+0328 can add it to any other letter.
Languages that use it
All lowercase letters with the ogonek
Codes and shortcuts
| Letter | Name | Unicode | Alt code | Mac |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ą | a with ogonek | U+0105 | — | — |
| ę | e with ogonek | U+0119 | — | — |
| į | i with ogonek | U+012F | — | — |
| ų | u with ogonek | U+0173 | — | — |
| ǫ | o with ogonek | U+01EB | — | — |
| ǭ | o with ogonek and macron | U+01ED | — | — |
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+0328 in Word and press Alt+X. On a Mac, use Unicode Hex Input: type the letter, then hold Option and type 0328. On a Chromebook, type the letter, then Ctrl+Shift+U, 0328, Space.
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