ǔ U with caron

Name	U with caron
Uppercase	Ǔ
Unicode	U+01D4 (Latin Small Letter U With Caron)
HTML entity	none
HTML code	`ǔ` or `ǔ`
Windows Alt code	none (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcut	Option + 01D4 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut	01D4 then `Alt`+`X`
LaTeX	`\v{u}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\01D4` / `\u01D4`
UTF-8 bytes	C7 94
URL encoded	`%C7%94`

ǔ is the letter u 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 ǔ on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Win`+`.` → Symbols
Mac	Option + 01D4 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhone	Add Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
Android	Add Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
Microsoft Word	01D4 then `Alt`+`X`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 01d4, `Space`
HTML	`ǔ`
LaTeX	`\v{u}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(468)`

Used in these languages

Mandarin Pinyin

About the caron (háček)

See every letter with the caron (háček).

Other accented u letters

ú u with acute ü u with umlaut ù u with grave û u with circumflex ū u with macron ũ u with tilde ŭ u with breve ů u with ring above ű u with double acute ų u with ogonek ư u with horn ǖ u with umlaut and macron ǘ u with umlaut and acute ǚ u with umlaut and caron ǜ u with umlaut and grave ụ u with dot below All U accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ǔ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01D4 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ǔ?

ǔ is U+01D4, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CARON. In HTML write ǔ.

Which languages use ǔ?

Mandarin Pinyin.