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U+00F5 · Latin-1 Supplement

Latin Small Letter O with Tilde õ

The letter õ carries a tilde and marks a nasal vowel in Portuguese, where it shows up in countless plurals such as limões (lemons) and corações (hearts). In Estonian it is a letter of its own, standing for a vowel with no English equivalent, heard in words like sõber (friend) and tõde (truth). It also appears in Vietnamese as a toned vowel.

WindowsAlt 0245
MacOption + N, then O
UnicodeU+00F5
HTMLõ
õU+00F5

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+00F5
Decimal245
HTML named entityõ
HTML (hex)õ
HTML (decimal)õ
CSS\00F5
JavaScript\u00F5
Python\u00F5
UTF-8 bytesC3 B5
UTF-1600F5
URL-encoded%C3%B5

Character details

Official nameLATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE
Unicode blockLatin-1 Supplement
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryAccented Letters
DecompositionU+006F U+0303
UppercaseÕ Latin Capital Letter O with Tilde
EmojiNo

How to type õ

Windows

  • Hold Alt and type 0245 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0245 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00F5 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin small letter o with tilde”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Option + N, then O (US English keyboard layout).
  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin small letter o with tilde”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00F5.

iPhone & Android

  • On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the o key and slide to õ. 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 tilde” or enter U+00F5.
  • HTML: õ or õ
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(245)

Examples

  • As lições começam às nove.
  • Ele põe os limões na mesa.
  • Tere, mu sõber!
  • corações, eleições, opiniões

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Do not confuse it with ó (U+00F3), which has an acute accent rather than a tilde.

Tip: On a Mac, use the dead key Option + N and then O.

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

e with Acute (é)
e with Circumflex (ê)
Latin Small Letter E with Diaeresis
Latin Small Letter I with Grave
i with Acute (í)
Latin Small Letter I with Circumflex
Latin Small Letter I with Diaeresis
Latin Small Letter Eth
n with Tilde (ñ)
Latin Small Letter O with Grave
o with Acute (ó)
Latin Small Letter O with Circumflex
o with Umlaut (ö)
Latin Small Letter O with Stroke
Latin Small Letter U with Grave
u with Acute (ú)
Latin Small Letter U with Circumflex
u with Umlaut (ü)
Latin Small Letter Y with Acute
Latin Small Letter Thorn
Latin Small Letter Y with Diaeresis
Latin Small Letter Dotless I
Latin Capital Ligature Oe
Latin Small Ligature Oe

See all 656 accented letters →

Questions

What is the Unicode for õ?

It is U+00F5 (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE), decimal 245.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

Yes: Alt 0245 on the numeric keypad.

How do I type it on a Mac?

Option + N, then O on a US English keyboard, or use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space).

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity õ or the numeric reference õ.