The Accent Letters

ẹ E with dot below

ẹ
NameE with dot below
UppercaseẸ
UnicodeU+1EB9 (Latin Small Letter E With Dot Below)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeẹ or ẹ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1EB9 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1EB9 then Alt+X
LaTeX\d{e}
CSS / JavaScript\1EB9 / \u1EB9
UTF-8 bytesE1 BA B9
URL encoded%E1%BA%B9

ẹ is the letter e with the dot below, used in Vietnamese and Yoruba. 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 ẹ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1EB9 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Vietnamese keyboard
AndroidAdd Vietnamese keyboard
Microsoft Word1EB9 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1eb9, Space
HTMLẹ
LaTeX\d{e}
Excel=UNICHAR(7865)

Used in these languages

VietnameseYoruba

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

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 breveẻ 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 ẹ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1EB9 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ẹ?

ẹ is U+1EB9, named LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DOT BELOW. In HTML write ẹ.

Which languages use ẹ?

Vietnamese and Yoruba.