Which accented r do you need?
The accent tells you the language. Pick the keyboard for yours and every letter it needs is one click away.
ŕ r with acute: A short stroke rising to the right. Marks stress in Spanish, vowel quality in French and Italian, and long vowels in Hungarian, Czech and Irish. Used in Slovak.
ř r with caron: A small V above the letter, also called a háček or wedge. Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian and Lithuanian use it for sounds like ch, sh and zh. Used in Czech.
ŗ r with cedilla: A small hook under the letter. French and Portuguese ç sounds like s; Turkish ç and ş are ch and sh; Latvian and Romanian use it under other consonants.
ṙ r with dot above: A single dot above the letter. Turkish dotted İ, Polish ż, Lithuanian ė, Maltese ċ, ġ, ż and traditional Irish lenition all use it.
How to type r with an accent on Windows
None of the accented forms of r are in the Windows-1252 code page, so there are no classic Alt codes. Use the methods below instead.
US-International keyboard (dead keys)
Switch to the United States-International layout (Settings → Time & Language → Language → English → Options → Add a keyboard). Then press the accent key, release it, and press the letter:
- ' then the letter gives ŕ
- ' then c (for ç only) gives ŗ
Emoji and symbol panel
Press Win+., open the Symbols tab (Ω), choose Latin symbols and click the letter. Works in every app and needs no numpad. Character Map (search it in the Start menu) does the same for older versions of Windows.
How to type r with an accent on a Mac
The English press-and-hold menu has no accented r, so use a dead key or the Character Viewer.
Character Viewer
Press Control+⌘+Space, type "r with" in the search box and double-click the letter. For carons, macrons, ogoneks and other marks that the US layout cannot type, add the ABC Extended input source (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources) which has dead keys for all of them.
How to type r with an accent on iPhone, iPad and Android
The default English keyboard has no accented r under press-and-hold. Either add a language keyboard that includes it (Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards on iPhone; Gboard → Languages on Android) or copy the letter from this page and paste it.
For frequent use, save a shortcut: on iPhone go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement; on Android open Gboard → Dictionary → Personal dictionary. Enter the accented letter as the phrase and a short code as the shortcut.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Docs
Microsoft Word
For any form, type its Unicode hex code and press Alt+X: 0155 → ŕ, 0159 → ř, 0157 → ŗ, 1E59 → ṙ, and so on. You can also use Insert → Symbol → More Symbols with the subset set to Latin-1 Supplement or Latin Extended-A. AutoCorrect (File → Options → Proofing) can replace a code such as r~ with the letter automatically.
Excel and Google Sheets
Alt codes and paste work in cells. For a formula, use =UNICHAR(341) in Excel or =CHAR(341) in Google Sheets to get ŕ.
Google Docs
Go to Insert → Special characters, then search "r with" or draw the letter in the sketch box. Docs also accepts Alt codes on Windows and Option dead keys on Mac. Under Tools → Preferences → Substitutions you can make Docs replace a code of your choosing with the accented letter.
R with accent in HTML, CSS and code
| Letter | HTML | Numeric | CSS | JavaScript | LaTeX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ŕ | ŕ | ŕ | "\0155" | "\u0155" | \'{r} |
| ř | ř | ř | "\0159" | "\u0159" | \v{r} |
| ŗ | ŗ | ŗ | "\0157" | "\u0157" | \c{r} |
| ṙ | ṙ | ṙ | "\1E59" | "\u1E59" | \.{r} |
| ṛ | ṛ | ṛ | "\1E5B" | "\u1E5B" | \d{r} |
| ṟ | ṟ | ṟ | "\1E5F" | "\u1E5F" | \b{r} |
| ṝ | ṝ | ṝ | "\1E5D" | "\u1E5D" | — |
Because these are ordinary Unicode characters, you can paste them straight into any UTF-8 file. The escapes only matter when the encoding is uncertain or you cannot type the letter.
Building any accent with combining marks
If you need a form Unicode does not precompose, or you are typing in an app that only has a plain r, type the letter and follow it with a combining mark. The mark sits on the previous character. Click any example to copy the two-character sequence.
In Word, type the letter, then the mark's hex code (for example 0301 for acute) and press Alt+X. On a Mac the Character Viewer lists them under Combining Diacritical Marks. Note that search engines and spell checkers treat a combined sequence differently from a precomposed letter, so prefer the precomposed form when one exists.
Troubleshooting
- The Alt code types something else. Add the leading zero (Alt+0241, not Alt+241) and use the numeric keypad with Num Lock on. Laptops without a numpad need Win + . instead.
- Press-and-hold shows nothing. On a Mac, key repeat may be enabled instead of the accent menu; run
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool truein Terminal and log out. On phones, the letter may not be in your keyboard's language. - Wrong accent. ŕ (acute) and ř (caron) look similar at small sizes but are different letters; a search for one will not find the other.
- A box or question mark appears after pasting. The font in that app lacks the glyph. Switch to a font with full Latin coverage such as Arial, Calibri, Noto Sans or Segoe UI.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an Alt code for ŕ? +
Not a classic one. ŕ is outside the Windows-1252 code page, so the reliable ways are copying it from this page, the Win + . symbol panel, or typing 0155 then Alt + X in Word.
How do I type ŕ with an accent on a Mac? +
The English press-and-hold menu has no accented r. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space), search for "r with", and double-click the form you need, or switch to the ABC Extended layout for dead keys.
How do I type ŕ on iPhone and Android? +
The default keyboard has no accented r under press-and-hold. Add a language keyboard that includes it, or copy it from this page and paste it. On iPhone you can save it as a Text Replacement so a short code types it for you.
Which languages use r with an accent? +
Czech (ř), Slovak (ŕ).
How do I type ŕ in Microsoft Word? +
Type 0155 where you want the letter and press Alt + X; Word converts the code to ŕ.
What is the HTML code for ŕ? +
Use ŕ or the numeric ŕ. In CSS content use "\0155" and in JavaScript "\u0155".