The Accent Letters

ṹ U with tilde and acute

ṹ
NameU with tilde and acute
UppercaseṸ
UnicodeU+1E79 (Latin Small Letter U With Tilde And Acute)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeṹ or ṹ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E79 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E79 then Alt+X
LaTeXpaste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript\1E79 / \u1E79
UTF-8 bytesE1 B9 B9
URL encoded%E1%B9%B9

ṹ is the letter u with the tilde and acute accent. A wavy line above a letter. Spanish uses it for ñ, Portuguese for nasal vowels (ã, õ), Estonian for õ, and Vietnamese for the broken rising tone.

How to type ṹ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E79 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E79 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e79, Space
HTMLṹ
LaTeXPaste UTF-8 directly
Excel=UNICHAR(7801)

About the tilde

See every letter with the tilde.

Other accented u letters

ú u with acuteü u with umlautù u with graveû u with circumflexū u with macronũ u with tildeŭ u with breveů u with ring aboveű u with double acuteų u with ogonekư u with hornǔ u with caronǖ u with umlaut and macronǘ u with umlaut and acuteǚ u with umlaut and caronǜ u with umlaut and graveAll U accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ṹ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E79 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ṹ?

ṹ is U+1E79, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH TILDE AND ACUTE. In HTML write ṹ.

Which languages use ṹ?

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