ũ U with tilde

Name	U with tilde
Uppercase	Ũ
Unicode	U+0169 (Latin Small Letter U With Tilde)
HTML entity	none
HTML code	`ũ` or `ũ`
Windows Alt code	none (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcut	Option + 0169 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut	0169 then `Alt`+`X`
LaTeX	`\~{u}`
CSS / JavaScript	`\0169` / `\u0169`
UTF-8 bytes	C5 A9
URL encoded	`%C5%A9`

ũ is the letter u with the tilde, used in Vietnamese. 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 ũ on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Win`+`.` → Symbols
Mac	Option + 0169 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhone	Add Vietnamese keyboard
Android	Add Vietnamese keyboard
Microsoft Word	0169 then `Alt`+`X`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 0169, `Space`
HTML	`ũ`
LaTeX	`\~{u}`
Excel	`=UNICHAR(361)`

Used in these languages

Vietnamese

About the tilde

See every letter with the tilde.

Other accented u letters

ú u with acute ü u with umlaut ù u with grave û u with circumflex ū u with macron ŭ u with breve ů u with ring above ű u with double acute ų u with ogonek ư u with horn ǔ u with caron 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 ũ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 0169 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ũ?

ũ is U+0169, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH TILDE. In HTML write ũ.

Which languages use ũ?

Vietnamese.