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C With Cedilla (ç) (ç)

The c with cedilla (ç) ç is Unicode U+00E7, the Latin letter c with a hook tail that softens its sound to an s. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard, or type it with Alt + 0231 on Windows or Option + C on a Mac.

Unicode
U+00E7
HTML
ç
Windows
Alt + 0231
Mac
Option + C

How to type the c with cedilla (ç) (ç)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ç yourself, use the method for your device below. On Windows the alt code is Alt + 0231. On a Mac it is Option + C.

Windows

  1. Hold Alt and type 0231 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Num Lock must be on. This uses the Windows-1252 code page, so it works in almost every Windows app.
  2. Hold Alt and type 135 on the numeric keypad. This older code (from code page 437) works in Notepad, Word and most desktop apps.
  3. In Word or Outlook, type 00E7 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
  4. Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Latin Small Letter C with Cedilla, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.

Mac

  1. Press Option+C. On the standard US and US-International layouts.
  2. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for c cedilla and double-click it.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type e7, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.
  2. Press your Compose key, then , c. Needs a Compose key set in your keyboard settings.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Touch and hold the c key on your iPhone or iPad keyboard, then slide your finger to ç.
  2. Copy ç from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;c. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. In Gboard, touch and hold the c key, then drag your finger to ç in the pop-up accent list.
  2. Copy ç here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 00E7, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 00E7 in “Character code” and click Insert.
  3. On a Mac, Option+C works in Word too.

Google Docs

  1. Insert → Special characters, then search for “c cedilla” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(231) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

  1. Write ç or ç in your HTML.

What does ç mean?

The letter c with cedilla ç (capital Ç, Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA) features a small downward-curling hook or tail attached to the base of the letter c. Known as a cédille in French and cedilha in Portuguese, the mark instructs the reader to pronounce the consonant as a soft /s/ sound (like the s in sun) before the back vowels a, o, and u, where a regular c would otherwise sound hard like a k.

The cedilla originated in medieval Visigothic script in Spain as a diminutive form of the letter z (Old Spanish zedilla, meaning “little z”). Scribes drew a small cursive ‘z’ beneath the letter c to indicate a palatalized sound. While Spanish later replaced ç with z, French (façade, garçon, français), Portuguese (coração, praça, braço), and Catalan retained it. English preserves ç in borrowed terms like façade and soupçon. Type it with Alt + 0231 on Windows, or Option + C on a Mac.

Common uses

  • English loanwords: The building features a restored stone façade
  • French vocabulary: garçon (boy), français (French), leçon (lesson)
  • Portuguese vocabulary: coração (heart), açúcar (sugar), obrigado
  • Turkish and Albanian alphabets, representing a “ch” /tʃ/ sound

C With Cedilla (ç) codes for HTML, CSS and programming

Every code below produces ç. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.

Unicode code pointU+00E7
HTML entity (named)ç
HTML decimalç
HTML hexç
CSS contentcontent: "\E7";
JavaScript"\u00E7"
Python"\u00E7"
Python (by name)"\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA}"
Java / C#"\u00E7"
UTF-8 bytesC3 A7
UTF-1600E7
URL encoded%C3%A7
Windows Alt codeAlt + 0231
Alt code (CP437)Alt + 135
Mac shortcutOption + C

ç vs look-alike characters

These characters look similar to ç but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.

CharNameWhen to use it
C
U+0063		Standard Latin letter c without a cedilla.
Capital C with Cedilla
U+00C7		Uppercase C with cedilla (U+00C7).
Cent
U+00A2		Cent sign (U+00A2), a currency symbol with a vertical bar through the c.

Symbols similar to ç

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ç character properties

Official Unicode name
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA
Also known as
c cedilla, cédille, cedilha, c with hook
Code point
U+00E7
Unicode block
Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
General category
Lowercase letter (Ll)
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
No, it is a text symbol

Frequently asked questions

Why is a cedilla used under the letter c?

It turns a hard "k" sound into a soft "s" sound when the letter c appears before the vowels a, o, or u.

How do I type ç on a Mac?

Press Option + C on standard US keyboard layouts to type ç immediately.

What is the alt code for the c with cedilla (ç)?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0231 on the numeric keypad to get ç. The shorter code Alt + 135 also works in most desktop apps. On a laptop without a keypad, copy it from this page or use 00E7 then Alt + X in Word.

How do I type the c with cedilla (ç) on a Mac?

Press Option + C. It works in every app on the US keyboard layout. You can also open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for it.

What is the HTML code for the c with cedilla (ç)?

Use the named entity ç or the numeric reference ç (hex ç). All three display ç in every browser.

What is the Unicode for the c with cedilla (ç)?

ç is U+00E7, officially named LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA, in the Latin-1 Supplement block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).