The Accent Letters

Ỵ Capital Y with dot below

Ỵ
NameCapital Y with dot below
Lowercaseỵ
UnicodeU+1EF4 (Latin Capital Letter Y With Dot Below)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeỴ or Ỵ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1EF4 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1EF4 then Alt+X
LaTeX\d{Y}
CSS / JavaScript\1EF4 / \u1EF4
UTF-8 bytesE1 BB B4
URL encoded%E1%BB%B4

Ỵ is the letter Y with the dot below, used in Vietnamese. 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 Ỵ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1EF4 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Vietnamese keyboard
AndroidAdd Vietnamese keyboard
Microsoft Word1EF4 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1ef4, Space
HTMLỴ
LaTeX\d{Y}
Excel=UNICHAR(7924)

Used in these languages

Vietnamese

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

Other accented Y letters

Ý Capital Y with acuteŶ Capital Y with circumflexŸ Capital Y with umlautỲ Capital Y with graveỶ Capital Y with hook aboveỸ Capital Y with tildeƳ Capital Y with hookȲ Capital Y with macronɎ Capital Y with strokeẎ Capital Y with dot aboveỾ Capital Y with loopAll Y accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ỵ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1EF4 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ỵ?

Ỵ is U+1EF4, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH DOT BELOW. In HTML write Ỵ.

Which languages use Ỵ?

Vietnamese.