Latin Capital Letter Y with Acute
| Unicode | U+00DD |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ý |
| HTML (hex) | Ý |
| CSS content | \00DD |
| JS / Java / C | \u00DD |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C3 9D |
Adrian VossUnicode Typography ResearcherFact-checked & hand-testedUpdated
Y with accent ý ÿ ŷ ƴ — copy & ALT codes
Y spans two scripts: ý and ÿ serve Czech, Slovak, Icelandic and French usage, while Turkmen promotes Ÿ to alphabet status. The hooked ƴ and stroked ɏ serve Guinea and early Cyrillic transliteration. This page collects every accented y recognized by the Unicode Standard — 25 characters in total (13 lowercase, 12 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 Y 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 y with accent13
Capital letter Y with accent12
Press Ctrl + D right now to save this page — the next time your essay, résumé or email needs an accented Y, the whole alphabet of options will be one click away.
Accented Y 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 + 221 | Ý | Capital letter Y with Acute | U+00DD |
| Alt + 253 | ý | Small letter Y with Acute | U+00FD |
| Alt + 255 | ÿ | Small letter Y with Diaeresis | U+00FF |
| Alt + 374 | Ŷ | Capital letter Y with Circumflex | U+0176 |
| Alt + 375 | ŷ | Small letter Y with Circumflex | U+0177 |
| Alt + 376 | Ÿ | Capital letter Y with Diaeresis | U+0178 |
| Alt + 435 | Ƴ | Capital letter Y with Hook | U+01B3 |
| Alt + 436 | ƴ | Small letter Y with Hook | U+01B4 |
| Alt + 540 | Ȝ | Capital letter Yogh | U+021C |
| Alt + 541 | ȝ | Small letter Yogh | U+021D |
| Alt + 562 | Ȳ | Capital letter Y with Macron | U+0232 |
| Alt + 563 | ȳ | Small letter Y with Macron | U+0233 |
| Alt + 590 | Ɏ | Capital letter Y with Stroke | U+024E |
| Alt + 591 | ɏ | Small letter Y with Stroke | U+024F |
| Alt + 7822 | Ẏ | Capital letter Y with Dot Above | U+1E8E |
| Alt + 7823 | ẏ | Small letter Y with Dot Above | U+1E8F |
| Alt + 7833 | ẙ | Small letter Y with Ring Above | U+1E99 |
| Alt + 7922 | Ỳ | Capital letter Y with Grave | U+1EF2 |
| Alt + 7923 | ỳ | Small letter Y with Grave | U+1EF3 |
| Alt + 7924 | Ỵ | Capital letter Y with Dot Below | U+1EF4 |
| Alt + 7925 | ỵ | Small letter Y with Dot Below | U+1EF5 |
| Alt + 7926 | Ỷ | Capital letter Y with Hook Above | U+1EF6 |
| Alt + 7927 | ỷ | Small letter Y with Hook Above | U+1EF7 |
| Alt + 7928 | Ỹ | Capital letter Y with Tilde | U+1EF8 |
| Alt + 7929 | ỹ | Small letter Y with Tilde | U+1EF9 |
How to type accented y on the keyboard
Two dependable methods, demonstrated with ý (y with acute) — both tested on Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Method 1 — Numeric keypad ALT code
WindowsType ý into any Windows program using its ALT code, Alt + 253. You need a working numeric keypad with Num Lock on.
- 1Click exactly where you want the accented y 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 253 on the numeric keypad.
- 5Release Alt — ý 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 ý it is U+00FD. 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 00FD using your regular keyboard.
- 3Without pressing space, hit Alt + X together.
- 4Word swaps the code for the letter — 00FD becomes ýinstantly.
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 Y
Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS and JavaScript escapes and UTF-8 byte sequences for every character on this page.
Latin Small Letter Y with Acute
| Unicode | U+00FD |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ý |
| HTML (hex) | ý |
| CSS content | \00FD |
| JS / Java / C | \u00FD |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C3 BD |
Latin Small Letter Y with Diaeresis
| Unicode | U+00FF |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ÿ |
| HTML (hex) | ÿ |
| CSS content | \00FF |
| JS / Java / C | \u00FF |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C3 BF |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Circumflex
| Unicode | U+0176 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ŷ |
| HTML (hex) | Ŷ |
| CSS content | \0176 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0176 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 B6 |
Latin Small Letter Y with Circumflex
| Unicode | U+0177 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ŷ |
| HTML (hex) | ŷ |
| CSS content | \0177 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0177 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 B7 |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Diaeresis
| Unicode | U+0178 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ÿ |
| HTML (hex) | Ÿ |
| CSS content | \0178 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0178 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 B8 |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Hook
| Unicode | U+01B3 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ƴ |
| HTML (hex) | Ƴ |
| CSS content | \01B3 |
| JS / Java / C | \u01B3 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 B3 |
Latin Small Letter Y with Hook
| Unicode | U+01B4 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ƴ |
| HTML (hex) | ƴ |
| CSS content | \01B4 |
| JS / Java / C | \u01B4 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 B4 |
Latin Capital Letter Yogh
| Unicode | U+021C |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ȝ |
| HTML (hex) | Ȝ |
| CSS content | \021C |
| JS / Java / C | \u021C |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C8 9C |
Latin Small Letter Yogh
| Unicode | U+021D |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ȝ |
| HTML (hex) | ȝ |
| CSS content | \021D |
| JS / Java / C | \u021D |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C8 9D |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Macron
| Unicode | U+0232 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ȳ |
| HTML (hex) | Ȳ |
| CSS content | \0232 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0232 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C8 B2 |
Latin Small Letter Y with Macron
| Unicode | U+0233 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ȳ |
| HTML (hex) | ȳ |
| CSS content | \0233 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0233 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C8 B3 |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Stroke
| Unicode | U+024E |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ɏ |
| HTML (hex) | Ɏ |
| CSS content | \024E |
| JS / Java / C | \u024E |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C9 8E |
Latin Small Letter Y with Stroke
| Unicode | U+024F |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ɏ |
| HTML (hex) | ɏ |
| CSS content | \024F |
| JS / Java / C | \u024F |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C9 8F |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+1E8E |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ẏ |
| HTML (hex) | Ẏ |
| CSS content | \1E8E |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E8E |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 8E |
Latin Small Letter Y with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+1E8F |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ẏ |
| HTML (hex) | ẏ |
| CSS content | \1E8F |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E8F |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 8F |
Latin Small Letter Y with Ring Above
| Unicode | U+1E99 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ẙ |
| HTML (hex) | ẙ |
| CSS content | \1E99 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E99 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 99 |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Grave
| Unicode | U+1EF2 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ỳ |
| HTML (hex) | Ỳ |
| CSS content | \1EF2 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF2 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B2 |
Latin Small Letter Y with Grave
| Unicode | U+1EF3 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ỳ |
| HTML (hex) | ỳ |
| CSS content | \1EF3 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF3 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B3 |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Dot Below
| Unicode | U+1EF4 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ỵ |
| HTML (hex) | Ỵ |
| CSS content | \1EF4 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF4 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B4 |
Latin Small Letter Y with Dot Below
| Unicode | U+1EF5 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ỵ |
| HTML (hex) | ỵ |
| CSS content | \1EF5 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF5 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B5 |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Hook Above
| Unicode | U+1EF6 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ỷ |
| HTML (hex) | Ỷ |
| CSS content | \1EF6 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF6 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B6 |
Latin Small Letter Y with Hook Above
| Unicode | U+1EF7 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ỷ |
| HTML (hex) | ỷ |
| CSS content | \1EF7 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF7 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B7 |
Latin Capital Letter Y with Tilde
| Unicode | U+1EF8 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ỹ |
| HTML (hex) | Ỹ |
| CSS content | \1EF8 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF8 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B8 |
Latin Small Letter Y with Tilde
| Unicode | U+1EF9 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ỹ |
| HTML (hex) | ỹ |
| CSS content | \1EF9 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1EF9 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BB B9 |
Accented Y — questions people ask
The Windows ALT code for ý (Latin Small Letter Y with Acute) is Alt + 253. Hold Alt, type 2, 5, 3 on the numeric keypad and release Alt. Inside Word you can type 00FD followed by Alt + X instead — or simply click the character on this page to copy it.
On Windows use Alt + 221 with the numeric keypad; in Microsoft Word type 00DD then press Alt + X. On a Mac, press the matching Option-key accent, release, then type Shift + Y. Copy-and-paste from the grid above works in every program.
Hold the Option key together with the accent key, release, then press y. 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 y 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.