U+00F4 · Latin-1 Supplement
Latin Small Letter O with Circumflex ô
The letter ô is o with a circumflex, the little hat-shaped accent. In French it often marks where an s once followed the vowel, as in hôtel (from hostel) and côte (coast). Portuguese uses it for a closed o sound, Slovak writes it in words such as kôň (horse), and Vietnamese treats it as a separate letter of the alphabet.
Character codes
| Unicode code point | U+00F4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 244 | |
| HTML named entity | ô | |
| HTML (hex) | ô | |
| HTML (decimal) | ô | |
| CSS | \00F4 | |
| JavaScript | \u00F4 | |
| Python | \u00F4 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C3 B4 | |
| UTF-16 | 00F4 | |
| URL-encoded | %C3%B4 |
Character details
| Official name | LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX |
|---|---|
| Unicode block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| General category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| SymbolHero category | Accented Letters |
| Decomposition | U+006F U+0302 |
| Uppercase | Ô Latin Capital Letter O with Circumflex |
| Emoji | No |
How to type ô
Windows
- Hold Alt and type 147 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 147 uses the code page 437.
- Hold Alt and type 0244 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0244 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
- In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type
00F4then press Alt + X. - Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin small letter o with circumflex”, then Select and Copy.
Mac
- Press Option + I, then O (US English keyboard layout).
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin small letter o with circumflex”, and double-click the result.
- With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type
00F4.
iPhone & Android
- On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the o key and slide to ô. On a Mac, holding the key down works the same way.
- Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.
Docs & web
- Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “latin small letter o with circumflex” or enter
U+00F4. - HTML:
ôorô - Excel / Google Sheets:
=UNICHAR(244)
Examples
- Nous sommes arrivés à l’hôtel très tôt.
- Meu avô mora em São Paulo.
- Côte d’Ivoire
- rôle, contrôle, diplôme
Good to know
Don’t mix it up: It is easily mistaken for ö (U+00F6), o with an umlaut, when the text is small or the font is thin.
Tip: On a Mac, type Option + I and then O; on Windows with a numeric keypad, Alt + 0244 works.
Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.
Similar accented letters
Questions
What is the Unicode for ô?
It is U+00F4 (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX), decimal 244.
Is there a Windows Alt code for it?
Yes: Alt 147 or Alt 0244 on the numeric keypad.
How do I type it on a Mac?
Option + I, then O on a US English keyboard, or use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space).
What is the HTML code?
Use the named entity ô or the numeric reference ô.