The Accent Letters

ķ K with cedilla

ķ
NameK with cedilla
UppercaseĶ
UnicodeU+0137 (Latin Small Letter K With Cedilla)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeķ or ķ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 0137 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut0137 then Alt+X
LaTeX\c{k}
CSS / JavaScript\0137 / \u0137
UTF-8 bytesC4 B7
URL encoded%C4%B7

ķ is the letter k with the cedilla, used in Latvian. 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 ķ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 0137 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Latvian keyboard
AndroidAdd Latvian keyboard
Microsoft Word0137 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 0137, Space
HTMLķ
LaTeX\c{k}
Excel=UNICHAR(311)

Used in these languages

Latvian

About the cedilla

See every letter with the cedilla.

Other accented k letters

ĸ Kraƙ k with hookǩ k with caronḱ k with acuteḳ k with dot belowḵ k with line belowAll K accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ķ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 0137 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ķ?

ķ is U+0137, named LATIN SMALL LETTER K WITH CEDILLA. In HTML write ķ.

Which languages use ķ?

Latvian.