The Accent Letters

Ę Capital E with ogonek

Ę
NameCapital E with ogonek
Lowercaseę
UnicodeU+0118 (Latin Capital Letter E With Ogonek)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeĘ or Ę
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 0118 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut0118 then Alt+X
LaTeX\k{E}
CSS / JavaScript\0118 / \u0118
UTF-8 bytesC4 98
URL encoded%C4%98

Ę is the letter E with the ogonek, used in Polish and Lithuanian. 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).

How to type Ę on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 0118 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneHold e
AndroidHold e
Microsoft Word0118 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 0118, Space
HTMLĘ
LaTeX\k{E}
Excel=UNICHAR(280)

Used in these languages

PolishLithuanian

About the ogonek

See every letter with the ogonek.

Other accented E letters

É Capital E with acuteÈ Capital E with graveÊ Capital E with circumflexË Capital E with umlautĒ Capital E with macronĚ Capital E with caronĖ Capital E with dot aboveĔ Capital E with breveẸ Capital E with dot belowẺ Capital E with hook aboveẼ Capital E with tildeẾ Capital E with circumflex and acuteỀ Capital E with circumflex and graveỂ Capital E with circumflex and hook aboveỄ Capital E with circumflex and tildeỆ Capital E with circumflex and dot belowAll E accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ę on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 0118 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, touch and hold e.

What is the Unicode for Ę?

Ę is U+0118, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH OGONEK. In HTML write Ę.

Which languages use Ę?

Polish and Lithuanian.