The Accent Letters

ẉ W with dot below

ẉ
NameW with dot below
UppercaseẈ
UnicodeU+1E89 (Latin Small Letter W With Dot Below)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeẉ or ẉ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E89 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E89 then Alt+X
LaTeX\d{w}
CSS / JavaScript\1E89 / \u1E89
UTF-8 bytesE1 BA 89
URL encoded%E1%BA%89

ẉ is the letter w with the dot below. A dot under a letter. Vietnamese uses it for the heavy tone (ạ, ệ), Yoruba for open vowels (ẹ, ọ), and transliteration systems for retroflex sounds.

How to type ẉ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E89 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E89 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e89, Space
HTMLẉ
LaTeX\d{w}
Excel=UNICHAR(7817)

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

Other accented w letters

ŵ w with circumflexẁ w with graveẃ w with acuteẅ w with umlautẇ w with dot aboveẘ w with ring aboveAll W accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type ẉ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E89 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ẉ?

ẉ is U+1E89, named LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH DOT BELOW. In HTML write ẉ.

Which languages use ẉ?

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