The Accent Letters

ȩ E with cedilla

ȩ
NameE with cedilla
UppercaseȨ
UnicodeU+0229 (Latin Small Letter E With Cedilla)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeȩ or ȩ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 0229 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut0229 then Alt+X
LaTeX\c{e}
CSS / JavaScript\0229 / \u0229
UTF-8 bytesC8 A9
URL encoded%C8%A9

ȩ is the letter e with the cedilla. A small hook under a letter. ç gives a soft s sound in French, Portuguese, Catalan, Turkish and Albanian; Turkish also uses ş, and Latvian uses ģ, ķ, ļ, ņ.

How to type ȩ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 0229 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word0229 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 0229, Space
HTMLȩ
LaTeX\c{e}
Excel=UNICHAR(553)

About the cedilla

See every letter with the cedilla.

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 aboveĕ e with breveẹ 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 tildeAll E accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ȩ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 0229 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ȩ?

ȩ is U+0229, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CEDILLA. In HTML write ȩ.

Which languages use ȩ?

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