Cedilla: ç, ş and combining U+0327

Uses and scope

French, Portuguese and Turkish use cedilla letters in current spelling. Latvian ķ, ļ, ņ and ģ have Unicode names containing CEDILLA but normally use comma-shaped glyphs. Lowercase ģ commonly places that glyph above the descender. The encoded name should not be mistaken for a requirement to draw a hook in every language. [16], [23], [33], [43], [31], [3]

Similar shapes, different characters

Romanian ș and ț should use comma below, with different code points from ş and ţ. Canonical normalization does not merge these pairs. Ogonek is another distinct mark, used in letters such as Polish ą. A copy action should preserve which one was selected even if a font renders them similarly. [1], [2], [16], [23], [33], [43], [31], [3]

Typing and text forms

Copying is exact; preview circles are excluded. Compare normalization forms.

Word for Windows

Select a hex code, then Alt+X; repeat for each scalar.

Mac and mobile

Hold a letter for supported variants; use Character Viewer on Mac or a language keyboard on mobile.

HTML

Use UTF-8 text or the numeric references in Details, in order.

Full typing instructions ·HTML, CSS and JavaScript entry ·Verified Alt codes.

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.

• [4] Unicode combining mark names and annotations. Names, cross references and narrowly attributed usage annotations. Historical annotations are not automatically current recommendations.
• [16] OQLF: accents, diaereses and cedillas on capitals. French uppercase diacritics and orthographic categories.
• [23] Portuguese Orthographic Agreement. Bases on accentuation, tilde, cedilla and removal of ordinary Portuguese diaeresis, with proper-name exceptions.
• [33] Turkish Language Association: sounds, letters and alphabet. Turkish alphabet and dotted/dotless I case pairs.
• [43] Latvian Language Agency: alphabet. Latvian letters, case pairs and example words.
• [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.
• [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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