Latin Small Letter O With Macron And Acute Letter
ṓ is a Latin letter “o” with both a macron and an acute accent.
U+1E53
ṓ is a Latin Extended character used to represent “o” with specific diacritics. It’s commonly found in transliteration, linguistic text, and language materials. You can copy it directly or use its Unicode forms in software.
Latin Small Letter O With Macron And Acute Letter Meaning
ṓ is “Latin small letter o with macron and acute” (Unicode U+1E53). The macron (¯) typically marks a long vowel, while the acute accent (´) often indicates a rising or high tone, stress, or a particular pronunciation feature depending on the language or transcription system. Because diacritics combine, ṓ is used when both length and pitch/stress (or another language-specific distinction) must be expressed in the same character. In typography and linguistic writing, using the correct precomposed character helps keep text consistent and searchable compared with composing the letter from separate marks.
Common uses
- •Writing language examples that require both vowel length and accent/stress markings
- •Transliterating or annotating pronunciations in dictionaries and learning materials
- •Linguistics notes where tone or stress is encoded with diacritics
- •Scholarly text markup that benefits from precomposed characters for consistency
- •UI labels, forms, and content where correct Unicode rendering matters
Examples
ṓ — o with macron and acute
- ṓPronunciation: ṓ = long o with an acute feature
- ṓThe vowel in the phrase is written as ṓ in this transcription
- ṓCheck the glossary entry for ṓ in the table
- ṓIPA-style notes may include ṓ for tone or stress
- ṓIn the name, ṓ appears as the accented vowel
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1E53 | |
| HTML Entity | ṓ | |
| HTML Code | ṓ | |
| CSS | \1E53 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 7763 | |
| Decimal | 7763 |
How to type Latin Small Letter O With Macron And Acute Letter (ṓ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 7763 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 1E53 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 1E53. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1e53, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ṓ 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 Small Letter O With Macron And Acute letter mean?
ṓ is “Latin small letter o with macron and acute” (Unicode U+1E53). The macron (¯) typically marks a long vowel, while the acute accent (´) often indicates a rising or high tone, stress, or a particular pronunciation feature depending on the language or transcription system. Because diacritics combine, ṓ is used when both length and pitch/stress (or another language-specific distinction) must be expressed in the same character. In typography and linguistic writing, using the correct precomposed character helps keep text consistent and searchable compared with composing the letter from separate marks.
What Unicode character is ṓ?
ṓ is LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH MACRON AND ACUTE, code point U+1E53.
How do I copy ṓ?
Copy the character directly from this page (ṓ). You can also paste it using the provided HTML entity or Unicode escape forms.
What do the macron and acute marks indicate?
The macron (¯) generally indicates vowel length, while the acute accent (´) often indicates stress, pitch, or another pronunciation feature depending on the language or transcription system.
Is it better to use ṓ or separate diacritic marks?
Using the precomposed character ṓ (U+1E53) is usually better for consistency and easier text handling, search, and font rendering. Separate marks (like o + combining macron + combining acute) can also work but may behave differently in some systems.