Z with acute
Acute
ŹLE badly in uppercase Polish
COPY & TYPE / Z WITH ACCENT
Z with accents: ź, ż, ž, ẑ, ẓ, and ẕ
Copy uppercase or lowercase Z with an acute accent, dot above, caron, circumflex, dot below, or line below. Compare the marks before choosing a character.
Click a character, then paste with Ctrl+V or ⌘V.
Quick copy žAvailable forms 12Marks covered acute, dot above, caron, circumflex, dot below, and line below
CHARACTER GUIDE
Choose the right accented Z
Ź, Ż, and Ž are widely used alphabet letters in Polish and other European languages. Z with circumflex, dot below, or line below is more common in transliteration and specialist writing. Every form below is a precomposed Unicode character.
z with acute
Acute
źle badly in Polish
Z with dot above
Dot above
ŻABA frog in uppercase Polish
z with dot above
Dot above
żaba frog in Polish
Z with caron
Caron
ŽLUTÝ yellow in uppercase Czech
z with caron
Caron
žlutý yellow in Czech
Z with circumflex
Circumflex
Ẑ uppercase Z with circumflex
z with circumflex
Circumflex
ẑ Z with circumflex
Z with dot below
Dot below
Ẓ uppercase emphatic Z in transliteration
z with dot below
Dot below
ẓ emphatic Z in transliteration
Z with line below
Line below
Ẕ uppercase Z with line below
z with line below
Line below
ẕ Z with line below in transliteration
KEYBOARD METHODS
How to type z with accent
Use the numeric keypad
Turn Num Lock on. Hold Alt, enter 0158 on the numeric keypad, and release Alt to produce ž.
Use the numeric keypad for listed Alt codes, not the number row. A listed code may depend on Windows and the active character set.
Use an accent key or menu
Hold Z to check the accent menu, use Character Viewer, or add the language keyboard that contains the required letter. Polish input is best for repeated ź and ż, while Czech and several neighboring layouts provide ž.
Shortcuts described here assume the US or ABC input layout. Another selected layout can assign different keys.
Hold the base letter
Touch and hold Z on the on-screen keyboard. Keep your finger down, slide to the character you need, and release. Switch to uppercase before holding the key for a capital letter.
The available characters depend on your keyboard and enabled languages. Add a relevant language keyboard if the required form does not appear.
Convert a code or use dead keys
In Microsoft Word for Windows, type a hexadecimal value without U+, then press Alt + X. For example, type 017E and convert it to ž. Select only the code before converting if another letter or number comes immediately before it.
A layout with acute or caron dead keys can produce some Z forms, but the exact sequence depends on the selected layout. In Microsoft Word, type the hexadecimal Unicode value from the table and press Alt+X.
CHARACTER REFERENCE
Z with accent codes
| Letter | Mark | Unicode | Windows Alt | HTML named | HTML decimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ź | Acute | U+0179 | Not standard | Ź | Ź |
| ź | Acute | U+017A | Not standard | ź | ź |
| Ż | Dot above | U+017B | Not standard | Ż | Ż |
| ż | Dot above | U+017C | Not standard | ż | ż |
| Ž | Caron | U+017D | Alt+0142 | Ž | Ž |
| ž | Caron | U+017E | Alt+0158 | ž | ž |
| Ẑ | Circumflex | U+1E90 | Not standard | Not listed | Ẑ |
| ẑ | Circumflex | U+1E91 | Not standard | Not listed | ẑ |
| Ẓ | Dot below | U+1E92 | Not standard | Not listed | Ẓ |
| ẓ | Dot below | U+1E93 | Not standard | Not listed | ẓ |
| Ẕ | Line below | U+1E94 | Not standard | Not listed | Ẕ |
| ẕ | Line below | U+1E95 | Not standard | Not listed | ẕ |
Paste the character itself into normal text. HTML entities belong in HTML source. Unicode labels use hexadecimal notation, while HTML decimal entities and Windows Alt codes use decimal numbers.
MEANING & SPELLING
Using z with accent correctly
Polish distinguishes ź with acute from ż with dot above. Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Estonian, and several other languages use ž with caron. The remaining forms mainly serve specific orthographies or scholarly transcription.
Ź, Ż, and Ž are not stylistic versions of the same letter. Their marks, pronunciations, alphabet positions, and language associations differ. Copy the spelling from the source instead of selecting by appearance alone.
Ƶ and ƶ are Z with stroke, not Z with an accent. They are outside the main grid because a stroke is not a diacritic. A combining mark can also create additional visual Z forms, but precomposed letters are easier to search, validate, and copy when they exist.
Ź, Ż, and Ž are three different letters
Ź has an acute accent that leans to the right, Ż has a single dot above, and Ž has a caron shaped like a small wedge. In Polish, ź and ż are distinct. Ž belongs to a different set of languages and has its own code point.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions about z with accent
What is the difference between ź and ż?
Ź has an acute accent and Ż has a dot above. Polish treats them as different letters with different sounds.
What is Z with a caron?
Ž and ž are Z with caron. The letter is used in Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Estonian, and other writing systems.
How do I type ž in Microsoft Word?
Type 017E and press Alt+X for lowercase ž. Type 017D and press Alt+X for uppercase Ž.
Is Z with stroke an accented Z?
No. Ƶ and ƶ are modified Z letters with a stroke, which is not normally classified as an accent or diacritic.
Why does this page omit Z plus a combining tilde or macron?
The primary grid focuses on precomposed Unicode Z letters. Combining sequences can be useful when no precomposed character exists, but they contain multiple code points and can behave differently in search and validation.
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Sources: Unicode Latin-1 Supplement, Unicode Latin Extended-A, Unicode Latin Extended Additional, Apple Support, Microsoft Support.