The Accent Letters

ô O with circumflex

ô
NameO with circumflex
UppercaseÔ
UnicodeU+00F4 (Latin Small Letter O With Circumflex)
HTML entityô
HTML codeô or ô
Windows Alt codeAlt+0244
Mac shortcutOption+I, then O
Word shortcutCtrl+Shift+^, then O
LaTeX\^{o}
CSS / JavaScript\00F4 / \u00F4
UTF-8 bytesC3 B4
URL encoded%C3%B4

ô is the letter o with the circumflex, used in French, Portuguese, Slovak and Welsh. 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 ô on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsAlt+0244
MacOption+I, then O
iPhoneHold o
AndroidHold o
Microsoft WordCtrl+Shift+^, then O
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 00f4, Space
HTMLô
LaTeX\^{o}
Excel=UNICHAR(244)

Used in these languages

FrenchPortugueseSlovakWelshVietnameseAfrikaans

About the circumflex

See every letter with the circumflex.

Other accented o letters

ó o with acuteö o with umlautò 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 hornǒ o with caronỏ 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 ô on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0244 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+I, then O. On phones, touch and hold o.

What is the Unicode for ô?

ô is U+00F4, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX. In HTML write ô.

Which languages use ô?

French, Portuguese, Slovak, Welsh, Vietnamese and Afrikaans.