The Accent Letters

Ḍ Capital D with dot below

Ḍ
NameCapital D with dot below
Lowercaseḍ
UnicodeU+1E0C (Latin Capital Letter D With Dot Below)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeḌ or Ḍ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E0C with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E0C then Alt+X
LaTeX\d{D}
CSS / JavaScript\1E0C / \u1E0C
UTF-8 bytesE1 B8 8C
URL encoded%E1%B8%8C

Ḍ is the letter D with the dot below. A dot under a letter. Vietnamese uses it for the heavy tone (ạ, ệ), Yoruba for open vowels (ẹ, ọ), and transliteration systems for retroflex sounds.

How to type Ḍ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E0C (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E0C then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e0c, Space
HTMLḌ
LaTeX\d{D}
Excel=UNICHAR(7692)

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

Other accented D letters

Ð Capital ethĎ Capital D with caronĐ Capital D with strokeƊ Capital D with hookƋ Capital D with topbarḊ Capital D with dot aboveḎ Capital D with line belowḐ Capital D with cedillaḒ Capital D with circumflex belowAll D accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ḍ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E0C with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ḍ?

Ḍ is U+1E0C, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D WITH DOT BELOW. In HTML write Ḍ.

Which languages use Ḍ?

Ḍ is mostly used in transliteration, phonetics and lesser-documented languages.