Letters With Accents › G with accent
Need a g with accent? Take your pick and click. The best-known one is ğ, the g with breve, Turkey's famous “soft g” (yumuşak ge) that stretches the vowel before it. You will also find ġ from Maltese, ĝ from Esperanto, and the Latvian ģ, every accented g gathered in one place.
How do I type ğ (the soft g)? Windows: hold Alt, type 0287. Mac: hold the g key for the pop-up. Phone: press and hold g. More below.
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How to type G with accent on every device
Where you can type a g with accent quickly depends on your device and which one you need. The star here is ğ, the g with breve. Here is the shortest path on each platform, and it works for the other marked forms too.
Windows, ALT code
Num Lock on. Hold Alt, type the number, release. Alt 0287 gives ğ (soft g); Alt 0289 gives ġ. The full g with accent alt code list is in the table below.
Windows, Word (Alt+X)
Type the hex, then Alt + X: 011F then Alt + X gives ğ. Handy inside documents where you do not want to reach for the number pad.
Windows, emoji & symbol panel
Press Win + ., open the Symbols tab, and click the character you want.
Mac, Option / hold key
Press and hold the g key and the accent menu appears, then choose ğ or another variant. The Character Viewer also lists them all if you prefer to search by name.
iPhone & iPad
Press and hold g. The pop-up offers ğ and ĝ, slide to your choice and release.
Android (Gboard / SwiftKey)
Hold g on the keyboard, then slide onto the variant in the pop-up.
Linux
Ctrl + Shift + U, type 011f, Enter for ğ. A Compose key works as well.
HTML & web
On the web, ğ is ğ and ġ is ġ. See the technical table.
Excel & Google Sheets
Use =UNICHAR(287) for ğ, or the matching decimal for another form.
Typing G with accent on different language keyboards
The marked g belongs mostly to Turkish, Azerbaijani and a few smaller languages, and their keyboards give ğ a proper home.
Turkish keyboard
The Turkish layout has a dedicated ğ key. It is the ninth letter of the alphabet, the “soft g”, and it never starts a word, as in dağ (mountain) and the surname Erdoğan. On a Turkish keyboard you never need an ALT code for it.
Azerbaijani keyboard
Azerbaijani also uses ğ as a full letter and places it on a dedicated key, with a similar softening role to Turkish.
Maltese keyboard (for ġ)
Maltese uses the dot-above ġ (and ċ, ż) as distinct letters, so a Maltese layout carries a dedicated ġ key, as in ġelat (ice cream).
Esperanto (for ĝ)
Esperanto uses the circumflex ĝ. Because standard keyboards lack it, Esperantists often type “gx” and convert, or use a dedicated Esperanto layout.
US-International keyboard (English speakers)
This layout does not produce ğ directly. For a one-off, the ALT code or the copy grid above is the quickest way to get a g with accent.
Keyboard shortcuts for G with accent (Microsoft Word)
In Word and most Office apps, hold the combination, release it, then press g (or G for a capital).
| Accent letter | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| ğ (g-breve) | No default Word shortcut, use ALT 0287 or the copy grid |
| ĝ, Ĝ | Esperanto, use ALT 285 / 284 or the copy grid |
| ġ, Ġ | Maltese, use ALT 289 / 288 or the copy grid |
Languages that use G with accent, with examples
Each g with accent belongs to specific languages. Here is what each one means and where it is used.
ğ, g with breve (the soft g)
This is the one people search for. ğ, the g with breve, is called yumuşak ge or “soft g” in Turkish, where it is the ninth letter of the alphabet. It has no sound of its own, it lengthens the vowel before it, as in dağ (mountain) and Erdoğan. It is also a full letter in Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar and Laz.
ġ, g with dot above
ġ is a distinct letter in Maltese (ġelat, ice cream) and also appears in old Irish spelling, where the dot marked a softened g.
ĝ, g with circumflex
ĝ belongs to Esperanto, where it spells a “j”-like sound. Since keyboards rarely include it, writers often type “gx” and convert it afterwards.
ģ, ǧ, ǵ and the rest
ģ (g-cedilla) is Latvian; ǧ (g-caron) turns up in Skolt Sámi and transliteration; ǵ (g-acute) appears in some romanisation systems. All of them, plus the macron ḡ, are ready to copy from the grid above, so every accented g is covered.
G with accent, full ALT code list
Every g with accent mark has its own Windows ALT code, so you can find the exact g with accent alt code below. Hold Alt and type the number on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
↔ Swipe the table sideways to see the language column.
| ALT code | Symbol | Description → (scroll right) | Used in (languages) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALT 285 | ĝ | Small Letter g with circumflex | Esperanto |
| ALT 287 | ğ | Small Letter g with breve | Turkish, Azerbaijani |
| ALT 289 | ġ | Small Letter g with dot above | Maltese, Irish (old orthography) |
| ALT 291 | ģ | Small Letter g with cedilla | Latvian |
| ALT 487 | ǧ | Small Letter g with caron | Skolt Sámi, transliteration |
| ALT 501 | ǵ | Small Letter g with acute | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, Icelandic |
| ALT 7713 | ḡ | Small Letter g with macron | Rare: transliteration / phonetic notation |
| ALT 284 | Ĝ | Capital Letter G with circumflex | Esperanto |
| ALT 286 | Ğ | Capital Letter G with breve | Turkish, Azerbaijani |
| ALT 288 | Ġ | Capital Letter G with dot above | Maltese, Irish (old orthography) |
| ALT 290 | Ģ | Capital Letter G with cedilla | Latvian |
| ALT 486 | Ǧ | Capital Letter G with caron | Skolt Sámi, transliteration |
| ALT 500 | Ǵ | Capital Letter G with acute | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, Icelandic |
| ALT 7712 | Ḡ | Capital Letter G with macron | Rare: transliteration / phonetic notation |
Technical codes for developers (Unicode, HTML, CSS, JS)
For designers and developers: the Unicode code point and HTML, CSS and JavaScript escapes for every g with accent variant.
| Symbol | Unicode | HTML (dec) | HTML (hex) | CSS | JS / Java |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ĝ | U+011D |
ĝ |
ĝ |
11D |
u011D |
| ğ | U+011F |
ğ |
ğ |
11F |
u011F |
| ġ | U+0121 |
ġ |
ġ |
121 |
u0121 |
| ģ | U+0123 |
ģ |
ģ |
123 |
u0123 |
| ǧ | U+01E7 |
ǧ |
ǧ |
1E7 |
u01E7 |
| ǵ | U+01F5 |
ǵ |
ǵ |
1F5 |
u01F5 |
| ḡ | U+1E21 |
ḡ |
ḡ |
1E21 |
u1E21 |
| Ĝ | U+011C |
Ĝ |
Ĝ |
11C |
u011C |
| Ğ | U+011E |
Ğ |
Ğ |
11E |
u011E |
| Ġ | U+0120 |
Ġ |
Ġ |
120 |
u0120 |
| Ģ | U+0122 |
Ģ |
Ģ |
122 |
u0122 |
| Ǧ | U+01E6 |
Ǧ |
Ǧ |
1E6 |
u01E6 |
| Ǵ | U+01F4 |
Ǵ |
Ǵ |
1F4 |
u01F4 |
| Ḡ | U+1E20 |
Ḡ |
Ḡ |
1E20 |
u1E20 |
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G with accent, frequently asked questions
How do I type the soft g (ğ)?
Windows Alt + 0287; Mac, hold the g key and choose from the pop-up; phone, press and hold g. Or click it in the grid above. Any g with accent mark copies the same way.
What is the g with a breve called?
It is ğ, the g with breve, known in Turkish as yumuşak ge or “soft g”. It lengthens the preceding vowel rather than making a sound of its own, as in dağ (mountain).
What is the g with accent alt code?
The main g with accent alt code values are ğ = Alt 0287 (capital Ğ = Alt 0286), ġ = Alt 0289, ĝ = Alt 285. The full table lists them all.
Why does ğ have no sound in Turkish?
Historically it was a “gh” fricative, but in modern Turkish it has softened almost to silence, so its main job now is to lengthen the vowel in front of it. That is why it is called the soft g.
How do you write a lowercase cursive g?
In handwriting, a lowercase cursive g starts on the baseline, loops up and back down, and joins to the next letter with a small exit stroke. Cursive is a handwriting style rather than an accent, so there is no single “correct” printed shape, but here is a script version of the letter you can copy and paste:
How do you write a capital cursive G?
A capital cursive G is larger and more decorative, usually begun with a flourish before the main body of the letter. Practising on lined paper helps you keep the slant consistent. Copy the script capital here to use in a title or name: