Latin Capital Letter C With Cedilla And Acute Letter
Ḉ is a Latin Extended uppercase C with both cedilla and acute accents.
U+1E08
Ḉ (U+1E08) is an uppercase Latin letter used in certain extended orthographies. It’s commonly needed when writing text that uses C with multiple diacritics. This page helps you copy the character reliably across tools and code.
Latin Capital Letter C With Cedilla And Acute Letter Meaning
Ḉ is a specific uppercase Latin character defined as “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA AND ACUTE” (Unicode code point U+1E08). The cedilla (¸) and acute accent (´) are combined on the letter C, creating a distinct form rather than a plain C with separate marks. Practically, this character appears when precise spelling requires both diacritics together, such as in language-specific orthographies or academic/linguistic transcription. If you’re generating or normalizing text in software, using the correct precomposed character (Ḉ) is important for consistent rendering and matching.
Common uses
- •Copy/paste for names or words written with C plus cedilla and acute diacritics
- •Typography and layout in multilingual documents requiring precise uppercase forms
- •Linguistics and scholarly transcription where diacritics must be exact
- •User-interface text for localization strings that contain extended Latin characters
- •Data entry and form fields that must preserve the correct Unicode character
Examples
Ḉ Latin Capital Letter C with Cedilla and Acute
- ḈḈaḈo
- ḈḈénia
- ḈAḈid
- ḈSeḈár
- ḈḈustav
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1E08 | |
| HTML Entity | Ḉ | |
| HTML Code | Ḉ | |
| CSS | \1E08 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 7688 | |
| Decimal | 7688 |
How to type Latin Capital Letter C With Cedilla And Acute Letter (Ḉ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 7688 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1E08 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1E08. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1e08, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy Ḉ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Latin Capital Letter C With Cedilla And Acute letter mean?
Ḉ is a specific uppercase Latin character defined as “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA AND ACUTE” (Unicode code point U+1E08). The cedilla (¸) and acute accent (´) are combined on the letter C, creating a distinct form rather than a plain C with separate marks. Practically, this character appears when precise spelling requires both diacritics together, such as in language-specific orthographies or academic/linguistic transcription. If you’re generating or normalizing text in software, using the correct precomposed character (Ḉ) is important for consistent rendering and matching.
What is the Unicode for Ḉ?
Ḉ is U+1E08 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA AND ACUTE).
How do I type Ḉ in HTML?
You can use the HTML entity: Ḉ
How do I use Ḉ in CSS or code?
CSS escape: \1E08. JavaScript escape: \u{1E08}.
Does Ḉ mean the same as a plain C?
No. Ḉ is a distinct precomposed letter that includes both cedilla and acute accents, so it should be used when that exact form is required.