The Accent Letters

ĕ E with breve

ĕ
NameE with breve
UppercaseĔ
UnicodeU+0115 (Latin Small Letter E With Breve)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeĕ or ĕ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 0115 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut0115 then Alt+X
LaTeX\u{e}
CSS / JavaScript\0115 / \u0115
UTF-8 bytesC4 95
URL encoded%C4%95

ĕ is the letter e with the breve. A small cup above a letter. Romanian uses ă, Turkish ğ, Vietnamese ă, and Esperanto ŭ.

How to type ĕ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 0115 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word0115 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 0115, Space
HTMLĕ
LaTeX\u{e}
Excel=UNICHAR(277)

About the breve

See every letter with the breve.

Other accented e letters

é e with acuteè e with graveê e with circumflexë e with umlautē e with macronę e with ogonekě e with caronė e with dot aboveẹ e with dot belowẻ e with hook aboveẽ e with tildeế e with circumflex and acuteề e with circumflex and graveể e with circumflex and hook aboveễ e with circumflex and tildeệ e with circumflex and dot belowAll E accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ĕ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 0115 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ĕ?

ĕ is U+0115, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH BREVE. In HTML write ĕ.

Which languages use ĕ?

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