Z with accent
Copy any Z with accent mark in one click: caron ž, overdot ż, acute ź, and circumflex ẑ, with their capital forms Ž Ż Ź.
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Lowercase z with accents
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8How to type the common accented z letters
These are the accented forms of z used in major languages, with the Windows alt code, the Mac shortcut and the HTML code for each.
| Letter | Name | Windows | Mac | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z with Acute | – | Character Viewer | ź | |
| Z with Dot Above | – | Character Viewer | ż | |
| Z with Caron | – | Character Viewer | ž | |
| Z with Stroke | – | Character Viewer | ƶ | |
| Z with Hook | – | Character Viewer | ȥ | |
| Z with Swash Tail | – | Character Viewer | ɀ | |
| Z with Circumflex | – | Character Viewer | ẑ | |
| Z with Dot Below | – | Character Viewer | ẓ | |
| Capital Z with Acute | – | Character Viewer | Ź | |
| Capital Z with Dot Above | – | Character Viewer | Ż | |
| Capital Z with Caron | – | Character Viewer | Ž | |
| Capital Z with Stroke | – | Character Viewer | Ƶ | |
| Capital Z with Hook | – | Character Viewer | Ȥ | |
| Capital Z with Swash Tail | – | Character Viewer | Ɀ | |
| Capital Z with Circumflex | – | Character Viewer | Ẑ | |
| Capital Z with Dot Below | – | Character Viewer | Ẓ |
Usage and pronunciation of accented Z letters
Accented variations of Z are fundamental to Slavic and Baltic linguistic phonology. The caron on Z (ž) represents a voiced postalveolar fricative—the soft 'zh' sound heard in the middle of the English word measure or French journal. It is standard across Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Lithuanian, and Latvian.
Polish orthography famously distinguishes two distinct voiced sibilants: Z with overdot (ż), representing a retroflex fricative, and Z with acute (ź), representing an alveolo-palatal fricative. Using the incorrect diacritic completely changes the lexical meaning of Polish words. See related characters in letterlike symbols.
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, s 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 Z with caron (ž) on Windows?
Hold Alt and type 0382 on the numeric keypad for ž, or type 017E then press Alt + X in Word. For capital Ž, type Alt + 0381.
How do I type Z with caron (ž) on a Mac?
On macOS with the ABC-Extended keyboard layout enabled, press Option + v followed by z to generate ž.
What is the HTML entity code for Z with caron (ž)?
Use ž (or decimal ž) for lowercase ž, and Ž (Ž) for uppercase Ž.