Latin Capital Letter Z with Acute
| Unicode | U+0179 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ź |
| HTML (hex) | Ź |
| CSS content | \0179 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0179 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 B9 |
Adrian VossUnicode Typography ResearcherFact-checked & hand-testedUpdated
Z with accent ź ż ž ƶ — copy & ALT codes
Z splits into the sharp and the soft: Polish writes both ź and ż, nearly every Slavic and Baltic language shares ž with its “zh” sound, and the medieval ezh ʒ lives on in phonetic transcription as the sound of “measure”. This page collects every accented z recognized by the Unicode Standard — 21 characters in total (10 lowercase, 11 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 Z 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 z with accent10
Capital letter Z with accent11
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Accented Z 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 + 377 | Ź | Capital letter Z with Acute | U+0179 |
| Alt + 378 | ź | Small letter Z with Acute | U+017A |
| Alt + 379 | Ż | Capital letter Z with Dot Above | U+017B |
| Alt + 380 | ż | Small letter Z with Dot Above | U+017C |
| Alt + 381 | Ž | Capital letter Z with Caron | U+017D |
| Alt + 382 | ž | Small letter Z with Caron | U+017E |
| Alt + 437 | Ƶ | Capital letter Z with Stroke | U+01B5 |
| Alt + 438 | ƶ | Small letter Z with Stroke | U+01B6 |
| Alt + 439 | Ʒ | Capital letter Ezh | U+01B7 |
| Alt + 494 | Ǯ | Capital letter Ezh with Caron | U+01EE |
| Alt + 495 | ǯ | Small letter Ezh with Caron | U+01EF |
| Alt + 548 | Ȥ | Capital letter Z with Hook | U+0224 |
| Alt + 549 | ȥ | Small letter Z with Hook | U+0225 |
| Alt + 576 | ɀ | Small letter Z with Swash Tail | U+0240 |
| Alt + 7824 | Ẑ | Capital letter Z with Circumflex | U+1E90 |
| Alt + 7825 | ẑ | Small letter Z with Circumflex | U+1E91 |
| Alt + 7826 | Ẓ | Capital letter Z with Dot Below | U+1E92 |
| Alt + 7827 | ẓ | Small letter Z with Dot Below | U+1E93 |
| Alt + 7828 | Ẕ | Capital letter Z with Macron Below | U+1E94 |
| Alt + 7829 | ẕ | Small letter Z with Macron Below | U+1E95 |
| Alt + 11391 | Ɀ | Capital letter Z with Swash Tail | U+2C7F |
How to type accented z on the keyboard
Two dependable methods, demonstrated with ź (z with acute) — both tested on Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Method 1 — Numeric keypad ALT code
WindowsType ź into any Windows program using its ALT code, Alt + 378. You need a working numeric keypad with Num Lock on.
- 1Click exactly where you want the accented z 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 378 on the numeric keypad.
- 5Release Alt — ź 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 ź it is U+017A. 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 017A using your regular keyboard.
- 3Without pressing space, hit Alt + X together.
- 4Word swaps the code for the letter — 017A becomes źinstantly.
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 Z
Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS and JavaScript escapes and UTF-8 byte sequences for every character on this page.
Latin Small Letter Z with Acute
| Unicode | U+017A |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ź |
| HTML (hex) | ź |
| CSS content | \017A |
| JS / Java / C | \u017A |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 BA |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+017B |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ż |
| HTML (hex) | Ż |
| CSS content | \017B |
| JS / Java / C | \u017B |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 BB |
Latin Small Letter Z with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+017C |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ż |
| HTML (hex) | ż |
| CSS content | \017C |
| JS / Java / C | \u017C |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 BC |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Caron
| Unicode | U+017D |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ž |
| HTML (hex) | Ž |
| CSS content | \017D |
| JS / Java / C | \u017D |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 BD |
Latin Small Letter Z with Caron
| Unicode | U+017E |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ž |
| HTML (hex) | ž |
| CSS content | \017E |
| JS / Java / C | \u017E |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C5 BE |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Stroke
| Unicode | U+01B5 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ƶ |
| HTML (hex) | Ƶ |
| CSS content | \01B5 |
| JS / Java / C | \u01B5 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 B5 |
Latin Small Letter Z with Stroke
| Unicode | U+01B6 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ƶ |
| HTML (hex) | ƶ |
| CSS content | \01B6 |
| JS / Java / C | \u01B6 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 B6 |
Latin Capital Letter Ezh
| Unicode | U+01B7 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ʒ |
| HTML (hex) | Ʒ |
| CSS content | \01B7 |
| JS / Java / C | \u01B7 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 B7 |
Latin Capital Letter Ezh with Caron
| Unicode | U+01EE |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ǯ |
| HTML (hex) | Ǯ |
| CSS content | \01EE |
| JS / Java / C | \u01EE |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C7 AE |
Latin Small Letter Ezh with Caron
| Unicode | U+01EF |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ǯ |
| HTML (hex) | ǯ |
| CSS content | \01EF |
| JS / Java / C | \u01EF |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C7 AF |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Hook
| Unicode | U+0224 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ȥ |
| HTML (hex) | Ȥ |
| CSS content | \0224 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0224 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C8 A4 |
Latin Small Letter Z with Hook
| Unicode | U+0225 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ȥ |
| HTML (hex) | ȥ |
| CSS content | \0225 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0225 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C8 A5 |
Latin Small Letter Z with Swash Tail
| Unicode | U+0240 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ɀ |
| HTML (hex) | ɀ |
| CSS content | \0240 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0240 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C9 80 |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Circumflex
| Unicode | U+1E90 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ẑ |
| HTML (hex) | Ẑ |
| CSS content | \1E90 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E90 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 90 |
Latin Small Letter Z with Circumflex
| Unicode | U+1E91 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ẑ |
| HTML (hex) | ẑ |
| CSS content | \1E91 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E91 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 91 |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Dot Below
| Unicode | U+1E92 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ẓ |
| HTML (hex) | Ẓ |
| CSS content | \1E92 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E92 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 92 |
Latin Small Letter Z with Dot Below
| Unicode | U+1E93 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ẓ |
| HTML (hex) | ẓ |
| CSS content | \1E93 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E93 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 93 |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Macron Below
| Unicode | U+1E94 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ẕ |
| HTML (hex) | Ẕ |
| CSS content | \1E94 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E94 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 94 |
Latin Small Letter Z with Macron Below
| Unicode | U+1E95 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ẕ |
| HTML (hex) | ẕ |
| CSS content | \1E95 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E95 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 BA 95 |
Latin Capital Letter Z with Swash Tail
| Unicode | U+2C7F |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ɀ |
| HTML (hex) | Ɀ |
| CSS content | \2C7F |
| JS / Java / C | \u2C7F |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E2 B1 BF |
Accented Z — questions people ask
The Windows ALT code for ź (Latin Small Letter Z with Acute) is Alt + 378. Hold Alt, type 3, 7, 8 on the numeric keypad and release Alt. Inside Word you can type 017A followed by Alt + X instead — or simply click the character on this page to copy it.
On Windows use Alt + 377 with the numeric keypad; in Microsoft Word type 0179 then press Alt + X. On a Mac, press the matching Option-key accent, release, then type Shift + Z. Copy-and-paste from the grid above works in every program.
Hold the Option key together with the accent key, release, then press z. 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 z 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.