S with accent
Copy any S with accent mark in one click: caron š, acute ś, cedilla ş, comma below ș, and circumflex ŝ, with capital pairs.
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Lowercase s with accents
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10How to type the common accented s letters
These are the accented forms of s used in major languages, with the Windows alt code, the Mac shortcut and the HTML code for each.
| Letter | Name | Windows | Mac | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S with Acute | – | Character Viewer | ś | |
| S with Circumflex | – | Character Viewer | ŝ | |
| S with Cedilla | – | Character Viewer | ş | |
| S with Caron | – | Character Viewer | š | |
| S with Comma Below | – | Character Viewer | ș | |
| S with Swash Tail | – | Character Viewer | ȿ | |
| S with Dot Above | – | Character Viewer | ṡ | |
| S with Dot Below | – | Character Viewer | ṣ | |
| Capital S with Acute | – | Character Viewer | Ś | |
| Capital S with Circumflex | – | Character Viewer | Ŝ | |
| Capital S with Cedilla | – | Character Viewer | Ş | |
| Capital S with Caron | – | Character Viewer | Š | |
| Capital S with Comma Below | – | Character Viewer | Ș | |
| Capital S with Swash Tail | – | Character Viewer | Ȿ | |
| Capital S with Dot Above | – | Character Viewer | Ṡ | |
| Capital S with Dot Below | – | Character Viewer | Ṣ |
Usage and pronunciation of accented S letters
The letter S frequently combines with diacritics in Central European and Mediterranean orthographies to represent sibilants and fricatives. The most widespread variant is S with caron (š), invented by Jan Hus in 15th-century Czech orthography and subsequently adopted across Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Baltic, and Finnish loanwords for the 'sh' sound.
Polish distinguishes this postalveolar fricative from the softer alveolo-palatal sound represented by S with acute (ś). In Turkish and Azerbaijani, the cedilla (ş) represents the 'sh' sound, whereas Romanian specifically mandates S with comma below (ș), a distinct Unicode character from the Turkish cedilla. For more letter modifications, browse our letterlike symbols collection.
Browse other common accented vowels and consonants: a with accent, e with accent, i with accent, o with accent, u with accent, y with accent, plus accented consonants n with accent, c with accent, z with accent, l with accent, g with accent. Learn universal keyboard methods in our how to type accents guide and browse the complete alt codes for accents reference.
Frequently asked questions
How do I type S with caron (š) on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0353 on the numeric keypad for š, or type 0161 and press Alt + X in Microsoft Word.
How do I type S with caron (š) on a Mac?
With the US-Extended or ABC-Extended keyboard layout, press Option + v followed by s to get š.
What is the HTML entity code for S with caron (š)?
Use š (or decimal š) for lowercase š, and Š (Š) for uppercase Š.