U+0175 "ŵ" Latin Small Letter W with Circumflex Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ŵ
Source: Noto Sans Source: Browser Default

U+0175 "ŵ" Latin Small Letter W with Circumflex is a specialized letter used primarily in the Welsh language, where it represents a long, stressed vowel sound that can also carry a semivocalic quality, often appearing in words like "dŵr" meaning water. It is formed by combining the base Latin letter W with a circumflex diacritic, which marks a lengthened or otherwise distinct pronunciation, and it is part of the Latin Extended-A block in Unicode, ensuring its correct display in digital text for Welsh orthography and related linguistic contexts.

General Properties

Code Point
U+0175
Name
Latin Small Letter W with Circumflex
Unicode 1.0 Name
Latin Small Letter W Circumflex

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ŵ
HTML Hex Encoding
ŵ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xC5 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0175
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000175
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0175