The Accent Letters

ḿ M with acute

ḿ
NameM with acute
UppercaseḾ
UnicodeU+1E3F (Latin Small Letter M With Acute)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeḿ or ḿ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E3F with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E3F then Alt+X
LaTeX\'{m}
CSS / JavaScript\1E3F / \u1E3F
UTF-8 bytesE1 B8 BF
URL encoded%E1%B8%BF

ḿ is the letter m with the acute accent. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin.

How to type ḿ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E3F (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E3F then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e3f, Space
HTMLḿ
LaTeX\'{m}
Excel=UNICHAR(7743)

About the acute accent

See every letter with the acute accent.

Other accented m letters

ṁ m with dot aboveṃ m with dot belowAll M accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ḿ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E3F with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ḿ?

ḿ is U+1E3F, named LATIN SMALL LETTER M WITH ACUTE. In HTML write ḿ.

Which languages use ḿ?

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