The Accent Letters

ø O with stroke

ø
NameO with stroke
UppercaseØ
UnicodeU+00F8 (Latin Small Letter O With Stroke)
HTML entityø
HTML codeø or ø
Windows Alt codeAlt+0248
Mac shortcutOption+O
Word shortcutCtrl+/, then O
LaTeX\o
CSS / JavaScript\00F8 / \u00F8
UTF-8 bytesC3 B8
URL encoded%C3%B8

ø is the letter o with the stroke, used in Norwegian, Danish and Faroese. A line through the letter itself. Examples are ø (Danish, Norwegian), ł (Polish), đ (Vietnamese, Croatian) and ħ (Maltese).

How to type ø on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsAlt+0248
MacOption+O
iPhoneHold o
AndroidHold o
Microsoft WordCtrl+/, then O
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 00f8, Space
HTMLø
LaTeX\o
Excel=UNICHAR(248)

Used in these languages

NorwegianDanishFaroese

About the stroke

See every letter with the stroke.

Other accented o letters

ó o with acuteö o with umlautô o with circumflexò o with graveõ o with tildeō 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 ø on a keyboard?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0248 on the number pad. On a Mac, press Option+O. On phones, touch and hold o.

What is the Unicode for ø?

ø is U+00F8, named LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE. In HTML write ø.

Which languages use ø?

Norwegian, Danish and Faroese.