ǘ U with umlaut and acute

Name	U with umlaut and acute
Uppercase	Ǘ
Unicode	U+01D8 (Latin Small Letter U With Diaeresis And Acute)
HTML entity	none
HTML code	`ǘ` or `ǘ`
Windows Alt code	none (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcut	Option + 01D8 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut	01D8 then `Alt`+`X`
LaTeX	paste the UTF-8 character
CSS / JavaScript	`\01D8` / `\u01D8`
UTF-8 bytes	C7 98
URL encoded	`%C7%98`

ǘ is the letter u with the umlaut / diaeresis and acute accent, used in Mandarin Pinyin. Two dots above a letter. As a German umlaut it changes the vowel sound (ä, ö, ü); as a diaeresis in French, Dutch, Spanish or English (naïve, Noël) it shows that a vowel is pronounced separately.

How to type ǘ on every device

Device or app	Method
Windows	`Win`+`.` → Symbols
Mac	Option + 01D8 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhone	Add Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
Android	Add Mandarin Pinyin keyboard
Microsoft Word	01D8 then `Alt`+`X`
Google Docs	Insert → Special characters
Chromebook	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, 01d8, `Space`
HTML	`ǘ`
LaTeX	Paste UTF-8 directly
Excel	`=UNICHAR(472)`

Used in these languages

Mandarin Pinyin

About the umlaut / diaeresis

See every letter with the umlaut / diaeresis.

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 ǔ u with caron ǖ u with umlaut and macron 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 ǘ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 01D8 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ǘ?

ǘ is U+01D8, named LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS AND ACUTE. In HTML write ǘ.

Which languages use ǘ?

Mandarin Pinyin.