The Accent Letters

ǒ O with caron

ǒ
NameO with caron
UppercaseǑ
UnicodeU+01D2 (Latin Small Letter O With Caron)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeǒ or ǒ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 01D2 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut01D2 then Alt+X
LaTeX\v{o}
CSS / JavaScript\01D2 / \u01D2
UTF-8 bytesC7 92
URL encoded%C7%92

ǒ is the letter o with the caron (háček), used in Mandarin Pinyin. A small v above a letter, called háček in Czech and kvačica in Croatian. It softens consonants (č, š, ž, ř) and marks the third tone in Pinyin (ǎ, ǐ).

How to type ǒ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 01D2 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneAdd Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
AndroidAdd Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
Microsoft Word01D2 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 01d2, Space
HTMLǒ
LaTeX\v{o}
Excel=UNICHAR(466)

Used in these languages

Mandarin Pinyin

About the caron (háček)

See every letter with the caron (háček).

Other accented o letters

ó o with acuteö o with umlautô o with circumflexò o with graveõ o with tildeø o with strokeō o with macronő o with double acuteœ oe ligature (ethel)ŏ o with breveọ o with dot belowơ o with hornỏ o with hook aboveố o with circumflex and acuteồ o with circumflex and graveổ o with circumflex and hook aboveAll O accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ǒ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01D2 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ǒ?

ǒ is U+01D2, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CARON. In HTML write ǒ.

Which languages use ǒ?

Mandarin Pinyin.