The Accent Letters

Ṽ Capital V with tilde

Ṽ
NameCapital V with tilde
Lowercaseṽ
UnicodeU+1E7C (Latin Capital Letter V With Tilde)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeṼ or Ṽ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E7C with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E7C then Alt+X
LaTeX\~{V}
CSS / JavaScript\1E7C / \u1E7C
UTF-8 bytesE1 B9 BC
URL encoded%E1%B9%BC

Ṽ is the letter V with the tilde. A wavy line above a letter. Spanish uses it for ñ, Portuguese for nasal vowels (ã, õ), Estonian for õ, and Vietnamese for the broken rising tone.

How to type Ṽ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E7C (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E7C then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e7c, Space
HTMLṼ
LaTeX\~{V}
Excel=UNICHAR(7804)

About the tilde

See every letter with the tilde.

Other accented V letters

Ʋ Capital V with hookṾ Capital V with dot belowAll V accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ṽ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E7C with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ṽ?

Ṽ is U+1E7C, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V WITH TILDE. In HTML write Ṽ.

Which languages use Ṽ?

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