The Accent Letters

ç C with cedilla

ç
NameC with cedilla
UppercaseÇ
UnicodeU+00E7 (Latin Small Letter C With Cedilla)
HTML entityç
HTML codeç or ç
Windows Alt codeAlt+0231
Mac shortcutOption+C
Word shortcutCtrl+,, then C
LaTeX\c{c}
CSS / JavaScript\00E7 / \u00E7
UTF-8 bytesC3 A7
URL encoded%C3%A7

ç is the letter c with the cedilla, used in French, Portuguese, Turkish and Catalan. A small hook under a letter. ç gives a soft s sound in French, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish and Albanian; Turkish also uses ş, and Latvian uses ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ.

How to type ç on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsAlt+0231
MacOption+C
iPhoneHold c
AndroidHold c
Microsoft WordCtrl+,, then C
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 00e7, Space
HTMLç
LaTeX\c{c}
Excel=UNICHAR(231)

Used in these languages

FrenchPortugueseTurkishCatalanAlbanian

About the cedilla

See every letter with the cedilla.

Other accented c letters

č c with caronć c with acuteĉ c with circumflexċ c with dot aboveƈ c with hookȼ c with strokeḉ c with cedilla and acuteAll C accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ç on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0231 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+C. On phones, touch and hold c.

What is the Unicode for ç?

ç is U+00E7, named LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA. In HTML write ç.

Which languages use ç?

French, Portuguese, Turkish, Catalan and Albanian.