The Accent Letters

ẃ W with acute

ẃ
NameW with acute
UppercaseẂ
UnicodeU+1E83 (Latin Small Letter W With Acute)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeẃ or ẃ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E83 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E83 then Alt+X
LaTeX\'{w}
CSS / JavaScript\1E83 / \u1E83
UTF-8 bytesE1 BA 83
URL encoded%E1%BA%83

ẃ is the letter w with the acute accent. A short line slanting up to the right. It marks stress in Spanish (canción), a closed vowel in French (été), vowel length in Czech, Hungarian and Irish, and a rising tone in Vietnamese and Pinyin.

How to type ẃ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E83 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E83 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e83, Space
HTMLẃ
LaTeX\'{w}
Excel=UNICHAR(7811)

About the acute accent

See every letter with the acute accent.

Other accented w letters

ŵ w with circumflexẁ w with graveẅ w with umlautẇ w with dot aboveẉ w with dot belowẘ w with ring aboveAll W accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ẃ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E83 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ẃ?

ẃ is U+1E83, named LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH ACUTE. In HTML write ẃ.

Which languages use ẃ?

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