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U+00F3 · Latin-1 Supplement

o with Acute (ó)

Small o with acute is common in Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Icelandic, and Irish. Spanish uses it in the frequent '-ción' ending ('información', 'canción') and in words like 'adiós'. In Polish, ó sounds like 'u'. It is one of the accented letters Spanish writers type most.

WindowsAlt 162 / 0243
MacOption + E, then O
UnicodeU+00F3
HTMLó
óU+00F3

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+00F3
Decimal243
HTML named entityó
HTML (hex)ó
HTML (decimal)ó
CSS\00F3
JavaScript\u00F3
Python\u00F3
UTF-8 bytesC3 B3
UTF-1600F3
URL-encoded%C3%B3

Character details

Official nameLATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE
Unicode blockLatin-1 Supplement
General categoryLowercase Letter (Ll)
SymbolHero categoryAccented Letters
DecompositionU+006F U+0301
UppercaseÓ Latin Capital Letter O with Acute
EmojiNo

How to type ó

Windows

  • Hold Alt and type 162 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 162 uses the code page 437.
  • Hold Alt and type 0243 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 0243 uses the Windows-1252 code page.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 00F3 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “latin small letter o with acute”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Option + E, then O (US English keyboard layout).
  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “latin small letter o with acute”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 00F3.

iPhone & Android

  • On iPhone and most Android keyboards, press and hold the o key and slide to ó. 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 acute” or enter U+00F3.
  • HTML: ó or ó
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(243)

Examples

  • información
  • canción
  • adiós
  • Kraków

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: Often confused with ò (U+00F2), whose grave accent slopes down to the right, and with ő (U+0151), the Hungarian double acute.

Tip: Spanish words ending in -ción take the accent in the singular but lose it in the plural: 'canción', 'canciones'.

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.

Guides

How to Type Spanish Accents and ¿ ¡ on Any Keyboard How to Type Special Characters on a Mac

Similar accented letters

c with Cedilla (ç)
e with Grave (è)
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
Latin Small Letter O with Circumflex
Latin Small Letter O with Tilde
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

See all 656 accented letters →

Questions

What is the Unicode for ó?

It is U+00F3 (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE), decimal 243.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

Yes: Alt 162 or Alt 0243 on the numeric keypad.

How do I type it on a Mac?

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

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity ó or the numeric reference ó.