The Accent Letters

ṩ S with dot below and dot above

ṩ
NameS with dot below and dot above
UppercaseṨ
UnicodeU+1E69 (Latin Small Letter S With Dot Below And Dot Above)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeṩ or ṩ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E69 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E69 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\1E69 / \u1E69
UTF-8 bytesE1 B9 A9
URL encoded%E1%B9%A9

ṩ is the letter s with the dot below and dot above. A dot under a letter. Vietnamese uses it for the heavy tone (ạ, ệ), Yoruba for open vowels (ẹ, ọ), and transliteration systems for retroflex sounds.

How to type ṩ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E69 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E69 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e69, Space
HTMLṩ
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(7785)

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

Other accented s letters

ß Sharp s (eszett)š s with caronś s with acuteŝ s with circumflexş s with cedillaș s with comma belowṣ s with dot belowȿ s with swash tailṡ s with dot aboveṥ s with acute and dot aboveṧ s with caron and dot aboveAll S accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ṩ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E69 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ṩ?

ṩ is U+1E69, named LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH DOT BELOW AND DOT ABOVE. In HTML write ṩ.

Which languages use ṩ?

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