Latin Capital Letter Q with Hook Tail
| Unicode | U+024A |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ɋ |
| HTML (hex) | Ɋ |
| CSS content | \024A |
| JS / Java / C | \u024A |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C9 8A |
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Q with accent ɋ ꝗ — copy & ALT codes
Q almost never takes a diacritic — it is the rarest accent letter of all. Its hooked forms ɋ and Ɋ survive in historical Latin transcriptions of Native American and Caucasian languages. This page collects every accented q recognized by the Unicode Standard — 4 characters in total (2 lowercase, 2 capital and digraph forms)
Each character can be copied with a single click, typed with its ALT code, or produced with the keyboard shortcuts proven below — no memorisation required if you bookmark this page.
On this page
Accented Q copy and paste
Click any tile below — the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste with Ctrl + V or Cmd + V.
Small letter q with accent2
Capital letter Q with accent2
Press Ctrl + D right now to save this page — the next time your essay, résumé or email needs an accented Q, the whole alphabet of options will be one click away.
Accented Q with ALT code — full table
Hold the Alt key and type the number shown on your numeric keypad to produce that letter on Windows. The Unicode column is used for Word’s Alt + X method and by developers.
| ALT Code | Symbol | Description | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alt + 586 | Ɋ | Capital letter Q with Hook Tail | U+024A |
| Alt + 587 | ɋ | Small letter Q with Hook Tail | U+024B |
| Alt + 42839 | ꝗ | Small letter Q with Stroke | U+A757 |
| Alt + 42840 | Ꝙ | Capital letter Q with Diagonal Stroke | U+A758 |
How to type accented q on the keyboard
Two dependable methods, demonstrated with ɋ (q with hook tail) — both tested on Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Method 1 — Numeric keypad ALT code
WindowsType ɋ into any Windows program using its ALT code, Alt + 587. You need a working numeric keypad with Num Lock on.
- 1Click exactly where you want the accented q letter to appear — in Word, an email, a browser field, anywhere.
- 2Make sure Num Lock is on. On laptops without a separate keypad, enable the embedded keypad first with Fn + Num Lock.
- 3Press and hold the Alt key.
- 4While keeping Alt held, type 587 on the numeric keypad.
- 5Release Alt — ɋ appears where your cursor is parked.
If a code produces the wrong symbol: very long ALT codes (four digits and beyond) can render as a placeholder glyph in older apps. Repeat the same steps inside a Microsoft Word document — Word resolves the full Unicode range correctly, and you can copy the result anywhere else.
Method 2 — Unicode value + Alt X
Word & OfficeEvery character owns a hexadecimal ID — for ɋ it is U+024B. Microsoft Word converts that ID into the character itself.
- 1Open a Word document (or any Office app that supports Unicode).
- 2Type the four-character code 024B using your regular keyboard.
- 3Without pressing space, hit Alt + X together.
- 4Word swaps the code for the letter — 024B becomes ɋinstantly.
This trick works both ways: place your cursor after any accented character and press Alt + X to reveal its Unicode value. It is the fastest way to identify a mystery character you have received in a document.
Microsoft Word accent shortcuts
Press the combination, release, then type the letter.
| Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) | the vowel | á é í ó ú ý |
| Ctrl + ` (grave) | the vowel | à è ì ò ù |
| Ctrl + Shift + ^ | the vowel | â ê î ô û |
| Ctrl + Shift + ~ (tilde) | a, n or o | ã ñ õ |
| Ctrl + Shift + : (colon) | the vowel or y | ä ë ï ö ü ÿ |
| Ctrl + Shift + @ | a or A | å Å |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | a or A | æ Æ |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | o or O | œ Œ |
| Ctrl + , (comma) | c or C | ç Ç |
| Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) | d or D | ð Ð |
| Ctrl + / | o or O | ø Ø |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | s | ß |
| Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ? | — | ¿ |
| Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ! | — | ¡ |
macOS Option-key accents
Press Option + key, release, then type the letter — or press and hold the letter key.
| Acute ´ | Option + E | á é í ó ú |
| Grave ` | Option + ` | à è ì ò ù |
| Circumflex ^ | Option + I | â ê î ô û |
| Tilde ~ | Option + N | ã ñ õ |
| Umlaut ¨ | Option + U | ä ë ï ö ü ÿ |
| Cedilla Ç | Option + C (Shift for Ç) | ç Ç |
Technical information for accented Q
Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS and JavaScript escapes and UTF-8 byte sequences for every character on this page.
Latin Small Letter Q with Hook Tail
| Unicode | U+024B |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ɋ |
| HTML (hex) | ɋ |
| CSS content | \024B |
| JS / Java / C | \u024B |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C9 8B |
Latin Small Letter Q with Stroke
| Unicode | U+A757 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ꝗ |
| HTML (hex) | ꝗ |
| CSS content | \A757 |
| JS / Java / C | \uA757 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | EA 9D 97 |
Latin Capital Letter Q with Diagonal Stroke
| Unicode | U+A758 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ꝙ |
| HTML (hex) | Ꝙ |
| CSS content | \A758 |
| JS / Java / C | \uA758 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | EA 9D 98 |
Accented Q — questions people ask
The Windows ALT code for ɋ (Latin Small Letter Q with Hook Tail) is Alt + 587. Hold Alt, type 5, 8, 7 on the numeric keypad and release Alt. Inside Word you can type 024B followed by Alt + X instead — or simply click the character on this page to copy it.
On Windows use Alt + 586 with the numeric keypad; in Microsoft Word type 024A then press Alt + X. On a Mac, press the matching Option-key accent, release, then type Shift + Q. Copy-and-paste from the grid above works in every program.
Hold the Option key together with the accent key, release, then press q. Option + E applies an acute accent, Option + ` a grave, Option + I a circumflex, Option + N a tilde and Option + U an umlaut. Alternatively press and hold the q key and a pop-up menu lists every variation.
Characters beyond the first 256 code points need full Unicode support. When a long ALT code shows a placeholder symbol, redo the steps inside Word — it resolves the complete range — or copy the letter directly from this page, which works in every modern application.