The Accent Letters

ễ E with circumflex and tilde

ễ
NameE with circumflex and tilde
UppercaseỄ
UnicodeU+1EC5 (Latin Small Letter E With Circumflex And Tilde)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeễ or ễ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1EC5 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1EC5 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\1EC5 / \u1EC5
UTF-8 bytesE1 BB 85
URL encoded%E1%BB%85

ễ is the letter e with the circumflex and tilde, used in Vietnamese. A small caret (^) above a vowel. In French it often marks a vanished s (forêt from forest), in Portuguese a closed vowel, in Welsh a long vowel, and in Vietnamese a distinct vowel (â, ê, ô).

How to type ễ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1EC5 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Vietnamese keyboard
AndroidAdd Vietnamese keyboard
Microsoft Word1EC5 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1ec5, Space
HTMLễ
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(7877)

Used in these languages

Vietnamese

About the circumflex

See every letter with the circumflex.

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 aboveệ e with circumflex and dot belowAll E accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ễ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1EC5 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ễ?

ễ is U+1EC5, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX AND TILDE. In HTML write ễ.

Which languages use ễ?

Vietnamese.