Romanian ă, â, î, ș and ț

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Details for U+0219

LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: ș

U+0219

Properties: Ll; CCC 0
HTML: ș
Word Alt+X: 0219
Normalization: NFC: U+0219; NFD: U+0073 U+0326; NFKC: U+0219; NFKD: U+0073 U+0326

Details for U+021B

LATIN SMALL LETTER T WITH COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: ț

U+021B

Properties: Ll; CCC 0
HTML: ț
Word Alt+X: 021B
Normalization: NFC: U+021B; NFD: U+0074 U+0326; NFKC: U+021B; NFKD: U+0074 U+0326

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Romanian's marked letters are ă, â, î, ș and ț. Modern Romanian text should use the comma-below letters ș and ț, not the similar cedilla characters ş and ţ. [31], [3]

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Details for U+0073 U+0326

LATIN SMALL LETTER S + COMBINING COMMA BELOW

Exact sequence: ș

U+0073 U+0326

Details for U+0103

LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVE

Exact sequence: ă

U+0103

Details for U+00E2

LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX

Exact sequence: â

U+00E2

Details for U+00EE

LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX

Exact sequence: î

U+00EE

Spelling and status

The Romanian Academy lists these within its 31-letter alphabet. Breve distinguishes ă, circumflex distinguishes â and î, and comma below distinguishes ș and ț. The choice between â and î follows spelling rules; visual similarity is not enough to select a replacement. [31], [3]

Distinctions to preserve

Unicode assigns different code points to ș and ş, and normalization does not merge them. Older documents may contain cedilla substitutes because of earlier implementation limitations. Correcting those requires a deliberate, language-aware edit rather than a claim that the strings were already equivalent. [31], [3], [1], [2]

Typing and text forms

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Searchable character table

The collection contains the distinctive letters and marked forms discussed here, with both cases where applicable. It is a focused copying reference, not the complete alphabet. [31], [3], [9], [1]

Romanian ă, â, î, ș and ț: exact character records
Copy	Unicode identity and entry
	LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVE Details Properties `Ll; CCC 0` HTML `ă` Word Alt+X `0103` Normalization `NFC: U+0103; NFD: U+0061 U+0306; NFKC: U+0103; NFKD: U+0061 U+0306`
	LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX Details Properties `Ll; CCC 0` HTML `â` Word Alt+X `00E2` Normalization `NFC: U+00E2; NFD: U+0061 U+0302; NFKC: U+00E2; NFKD: U+0061 U+0302`
	LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX Details Properties `Ll; CCC 0` HTML `î` Word Alt+X `00EE` Normalization `NFC: U+00EE; NFD: U+0069 U+0302; NFKC: U+00EE; NFKD: U+0069 U+0302`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH BREVE Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ă` Word Alt+X `0102` Normalization `NFC: U+0102; NFD: U+0041 U+0306; NFKC: U+0102; NFKD: U+0041 U+0306`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Â` Word Alt+X `00C2` Normalization `NFC: U+00C2; NFD: U+0041 U+0302; NFKC: U+00C2; NFKD: U+0041 U+0302`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Î` Word Alt+X `00CE` Normalization `NFC: U+00CE; NFD: U+0049 U+0302; NFKC: U+00CE; NFKD: U+0049 U+0302`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S WITH COMMA BELOW Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ș` Word Alt+X `0218` Normalization `NFC: U+0218; NFD: U+0053 U+0326; NFKC: U+0218; NFKD: U+0053 U+0326`
	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T WITH COMMA BELOW Details Properties `Lu; CCC 0` HTML `Ț` Word Alt+X `021A` Normalization `NFC: U+021A; NFD: U+0054 U+0326; NFKC: U+021A; NFKD: U+0054 U+0326`

Sources and method

Usage statements link to the authority that supports their scope. Character names, categories, combining classes and normalization results come from the pinned Unicode data. A canonical decomposition does not establish language membership or spelling frequency.

Source access date: 2026-09-14.

[31] Romanian Academy: DOOM 3 graphic signs. Romanian alphabet, case pairs, breve, circumflex and comma-below letters.
[3] Unicode 17: Latin, Greek and combining marks. Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.8 and 7.9: encoded distinctions, script conventions and glyph variation, not a complete orthography.
[1] Unicode Character Database 17.0.0.
[2] Unicode normalization, UAX #15.
[9] CLDR 48.2 locale exemplars. Supplementary inventory checks against direct main and auxiliary exemplar sets. Exemplars do not establish full spelling or pronunciation rules.
[10] Microsoft: Unicode character entry in Word.
[11] Apple: enter characters with accent marks.
[12] Google: use Gboard.
[13] Unicode: fonts and keyboards FAQ.
[14] HTML numeric character references.

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Sources, versions and limits

Encoded properties: Properties use Unicode 17.0.0. Normalization follows UAX #15; grapheme boundaries follow UAX #29. Script associations describe encoded properties, not language use.
Language evidence: CLDR 48.2and the IANA registry dated 2026-08-08. Main and auxiliary exemplars are distinct. CLDR exemplars are not complete orthographies.
Review and limitations: The dataset is derived from the sources above. Editorial guides cite additional scoped authorities. No native or specialist orthography approval is implied. Release scope date: 14 September 2026. Historic or specialist usage needs separate evidence. Registry-only records have unknown orthography in this release.
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