The Accent Letters

Ǫ Capital O with ogonek

Ǫ
NameCapital O with ogonek
Lowercaseǫ
UnicodeU+01EA (Latin Capital Letter O With Ogonek)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeǪ or Ǫ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 01EA with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut01EA then Alt+X
LaTeX\k{O}
CSS / JavaScript\01EA / \u01EA
UTF-8 bytesC7 AA
URL encoded%C7%AA

Ǫ is the letter O with the ogonek. 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 Ǫ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 01EA (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word01EA then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 01ea, Space
HTMLǪ
LaTeX\k{O}
Excel=UNICHAR(490)

About the ogonek

See every letter with the ogonek.

Other accented O letters

Ó Capital O with acuteÖ Capital O with umlautÔ Capital O with circumflexÒ Capital O with graveÕ Capital O with tildeØ Capital O with strokeŌ Capital O with macronŐ Capital O with double acuteŒ Capital OE ligature (ethel)Ŏ Capital O with breveỌ Capital O with dot belowƠ Capital O with hornǑ Capital O with caronỎ Capital O with hook aboveỐ Capital O with circumflex and acuteỒ Capital O with circumflex and graveAll O accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ǫ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01EA with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ǫ?

Ǫ is U+01EA, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH OGONEK. In HTML write Ǫ.

Which languages use Ǫ?

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