# Polish letters to copy and paste

Copy the nine Polish letters with ogonek, acute, stroke, or dot marks. Uppercase and lowercase forms are provided in one complete practical set.

## Characters available in this tool

- Ą: Capital A with ogonek (U+0104)
- ą: Lowercase a with ogonek (U+0105)
- Ć: Capital C with acute (U+0106)
- ć: Lowercase c with acute (U+0107)
- Ę: Capital E with ogonek (U+0118)
- ę: Lowercase e with ogonek (U+0119)
- Ł: Capital L with stroke (U+0141)
- ł: Lowercase l with stroke (U+0142)
- Ń: Capital N with acute (U+0143)
- ń: Lowercase n with acute (U+0144)
- Ó: Capital O with acute (U+00D3)
- ó: Lowercase o with acute (U+00F3)
- Ś: Capital S with acute (U+015A)
- ś: Lowercase s with acute (U+015B)
- Ź: Capital Z with acute (U+0179)
- ź: Lowercase z with acute (U+017A)
- Ż: Capital Z with dot above (U+017B)
- ż: Lowercase z with dot above (U+017C)

## Find the right character

### Ogonek vowels

Ą ą Ę ę

A and E with ogonek are nasal-vowel letters. The hook below is not a cedilla.

### Acute consonants

Ć ć Ń ń Ś ś Ź ź

The acute-marked consonants represent sounds distinct from their plain base letters.

### L with stroke

Ł ł

Ł is a separate Polish alphabet letter and is not an accented L.

### O with acute

Ó ó

Ó is a Polish alphabet letter whose spelling must be preserved even when its sound resembles U.

### Z with dot above

Ż ż

Ż and Ź are two distinct Polish Z letters with different marks and sounds.

## How to type and insert these characters

### Enable Polish Programmers

The Polish Programmers layout keeps familiar QWERTY positions and commonly uses right Alt with a base letter for Polish characters. It is the practical choice for frequent writing.

### Add a Polish input source

Use the Polish input source and Keyboard Viewer to see each character position. Character Viewer or copy and paste is useful for occasional entry.

### Add Polish to the keyboard

A Polish mobile keyboard provides long-press access and language-aware suggestions. Hold the relevant base letter when a marked form is not visible directly.

### Use Unicode and Alt+X

Type the hexadecimal code from the table and press Alt+X. Examples include 0105 for ą, 0142 for ł, 017A for ź, and 017C for ż.

## Character codes

| Character | Name | Group | Unicode | Windows Alt | HTML named | HTML decimal |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ą | Capital A with ogonek | Ogonek | `U+0104` | Not standard | `Ą` | `Ą` |
| ą | Lowercase a with ogonek | Ogonek | `U+0105` | Not standard | `ą` | `ą` |
| Ć | Capital C with acute | Acute consonants | `U+0106` | Not standard | `Ć` | `Ć` |
| ć | Lowercase c with acute | Acute consonants | `U+0107` | Not standard | `ć` | `ć` |
| Ę | Capital E with ogonek | Ogonek | `U+0118` | Not standard | `Ę` | `Ę` |
| ę | Lowercase e with ogonek | Ogonek | `U+0119` | Not standard | `ę` | `ę` |
| Ł | Capital L with stroke | Stroke | `U+0141` | Not standard | `Ł` | `Ł` |
| ł | Lowercase l with stroke | Stroke | `U+0142` | Not standard | `ł` | `ł` |
| Ń | Capital N with acute | Acute consonants | `U+0143` | Not standard | `Ń` | `Ń` |
| ń | Lowercase n with acute | Acute consonants | `U+0144` | Not standard | `ń` | `ń` |
| Ó | Capital O with acute | Acute vowel | `U+00D3` | `Alt+0211` | `Ó` | `Ó` |
| ó | Lowercase o with acute | Acute vowel | `U+00F3` | `Alt+0243` | `ó` | `ó` |
| Ś | Capital S with acute | Acute consonants | `U+015A` | Not standard | `Ś` | `Ś` |
| ś | Lowercase s with acute | Acute consonants | `U+015B` | Not standard | `ś` | `ś` |
| Ź | Capital Z with acute | Polish Z forms | `U+0179` | Not standard | `Ź` | `Ź` |
| ź | Lowercase z with acute | Polish Z forms | `U+017A` | Not standard | `ź` | `ź` |
| Ż | Capital Z with dot above | Polish Z forms | `U+017B` | Not standard | `Ż` | `Ż` |
| ż | Lowercase z with dot above | Polish Z forms | `U+017C` | Not standard | `ż` | `ż` |

For ordinary writing, copy and paste the character itself. Use an HTML entity only in HTML source. A listed Windows Alt code requires a numeric keypad and may depend on the active character set.

## What are the nine special Polish letters?

The Polish alphabet includes ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, and ż in addition to the unmarked Latin letters it uses. Each has an uppercase form and its own alphabetic identity.

Ź has an acute accent, while ż has a dot above. They are different letters. The marks on ć, ń, ś, and ź are also part of the spelling, not optional stress indicators.

Polish also uses digraphs such as cz, sz, rz, and dź. A digraph contains multiple characters, so it is not an additional single-character copy button on this page.

**Ł is not L with an accent**

Ł uses a stroke through the letter. Ą and ę use an ogonek, while ć, ń, ó, ś, and ź use an acute accent. Ż uses a dot above. These visual distinctions map to separate Polish letters.

## Questions about Polish letters

### What are all the special Polish letters?

They are Ą ą, Ć ć, Ę ę, Ł ł, Ń ń, Ó ó, Ś ś, Ź ź, and Ż ż.

### What is the difference between ź and ż?

Ź has an acute accent and Ż has a dot above. They represent different sounds and are separate Polish letters.

### Is the hook under ą a cedilla?

No. It is an ogonek, a hook-shaped mark used on Polish ą and ę.

### What is the best Windows keyboard for Polish?

Polish Programmers is widely practical for people who want QWERTY-style letter positions with Polish characters accessed through right Alt combinations.

### Can Polish accents be omitted?

They may be omitted in constrained informal systems, but doing so changes the spelling and can create ambiguity. Preserve the Polish characters whenever possible.

## Related character pages

- [All language collections](https://umlautletters.com/languages/)
- [C with accent](https://umlautletters.com/c-with-accent/)
- [N with accent](https://umlautletters.com/n-with-accent/)
- [O with accent](https://umlautletters.com/o-with-accent/)
- [S with accent](https://umlautletters.com/s-with-accent/)
- [Z with accent](https://umlautletters.com/z-with-accent/)
- [Acute accent letters](https://umlautletters.com/acute-accent/)
- [All accented letters](https://umlautletters.com/accented-letters/)

References: [Polish language information from gov.pl](https://www.gov.pl/attachment/866a0859-82b0-442f-a6ef-2d4c18ee107c), [Unicode character charts](https://www.unicode.org/charts/), [Apple accent entry guidance](https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/mac-help/mh27474/mac), [Microsoft character code guidance](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/word/insert-ascii-or-unicode-character-codes-in-word).

[View this page on Umlaut Letters](https://umlautletters.com/polish-letters/)

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