The Accent Letters

Ƶ Capital Z with stroke

Ƶ
NameCapital Z with stroke
Lowercaseƶ
UnicodeU+01B5 (Latin Capital Letter Z With Stroke)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeƵ or Ƶ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 01B5 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut01B5 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\01B5 / \u01B5
UTF-8 bytesC6 B5
URL encoded%C6%B5

Ƶ is the letter Z with the stroke. A line through the letter itself. Examples are ø (Danish, Norwegian), ł (Polish), đ (Vietnamese, Croatian) and ħ (Maltese).

How to type Ƶ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 01B5 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word01B5 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 01b5, Space
HTMLƵ
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(437)

About the stroke

See every letter with the stroke.

Other accented Z letters

Ž Capital Z with caronŻ Capital Z with dot aboveŹ Capital Z with acuteȤ Capital Z with hookẐ Capital Z with circumflexẒ Capital Z with dot belowẔ Capital Z with line belowAll Z accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ƶ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01B5 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ƶ?

Ƶ is U+01B5, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z WITH STROKE. In HTML write Ƶ.

Which languages use Ƶ?

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