The Accent Letters

Ǖ Capital U with umlaut and macron

Ǖ
NameCapital U with umlaut and macron
Lowercaseǖ
UnicodeU+01D5 (Latin Capital Letter U With Diaeresis And Macron)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeǕ or Ǖ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 01D5 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut01D5 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\01D5 / \u01D5
UTF-8 bytesC7 95
URL encoded%C7%95

Ǖ is the letter U with the umlaut / diaeresis and macron, used in Mandarin Pinyin. Two dots above a letter. As a German umlaut it changes the vowel sound (ä, ö, ü); as a diaeresis in French, Dutch, Spanish or English (naïve, Noël) it shows that a vowel is pronounced separately.

How to type Ǖ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 01D5 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
AndroidAdd Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
Microsoft Word01D5 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 01d5, Space
HTMLǕ
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(469)

Used in these languages

Mandarin Pinyin

About the umlaut / diaeresis

See every letter with the umlaut / diaeresis.

Other accented U letters

Ú Capital U with acuteÜ Capital U with umlautÙ Capital U with graveÛ Capital U with circumflexŪ Capital U with macronŨ Capital U with tildeŬ Capital U with breveŮ Capital U with ring aboveŰ Capital U with double acuteŲ Capital U with ogonekƯ Capital U with hornǓ Capital U with caronǗ Capital U with umlaut and acuteǙ Capital U with umlaut and caronǛ Capital U with umlaut and graveỤ Capital U with dot belowAll U accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ǖ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01D5 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ǖ?

Ǖ is U+01D5, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS AND MACRON. In HTML write Ǖ.

Which languages use Ǖ?

Mandarin Pinyin.