Lowercase g with dot above (ġ) is the Unicode character at U+0121 in Latin Extended-A. Official name: LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE — the letter g with a superior dot. It is required in Maltese orthography.
Remember
Character ġ
Unicode U+0121
Named entity ġ
Hex entity ġ
Decimal ġ
CSS escape \0121
Capital Ġ (Ġ)
Not the same g · ğ (ğ) · ĝ (ĝ)
Prefer ġ in HTML. Alternatives: ġ, ġ, or type ġ in a UTF-8 document.
Built with Named: ġ
Built with Hex: ġ
Built with Decimal: ġ
Built with CSS: ġ
Typed: ġ
Maltese: ġurnal, ġellel
How It Works
1. Named:ġ is the HTML5 name for U+0121 → ġ. Prefer this in markup.
2. Hex:ġ inserts the same code point. Same visual as named.
3. Decimal: same code point as 289 → ġ.
4. CSS: use \0121 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ġ.
5. Typed + sample: paste ġ in UTF-8, or use ġ in Maltese words like ġurnal.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with lowercase g with dot above.
Name
Prefer ġ
HTML5 does define a named entity for U+0121. Prefer ġ over inventing names or relying only on numeric codes.
Case
ġ ≠ Ġ
Named entities are case-sensitive. Lowercase is ġ; uppercase is Ġ.
g
Not plain g
Plain g is U+0067. In Maltese, replacing ġ with g is a spelling error.
Look-alikes
Not breve or circumflex
ğ (ğ) and ĝ (ĝ) are different diacritics — not interchangeable with ġ.
CSS
Pad the CSS escape
Prefer \0121 (four hex digits). A short \121 can swallow the next hex digit if one follows immediately.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\0121 belongs in CSS strings. ġ / ġ / ġ belong in HTML.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ġ, not &gdot.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase g with dot above (U+0121) and its entity forms (ġ, ġ, ġ, CSS \\0121) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Latin Extended-A font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Lowercase G Dot Above (ġ)
Encode with named, hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same code point everywhere encoding is supported.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+0121Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ġ in HTML. Use ġ / ġ when numeric form is required, and \\0121 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: lowercase g with dot above is U+0121 (decimal 289) — glyph ġ.
HTML: prefer ġ — also ġ / ġ / type ġ.
Prefer ġ (named). You can also use ġ (hex), ġ (decimal), type ġ in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \0121 in content.
U+0121 (LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE). Hex 121, decimal 289. It belongs to Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F).
Yes. HTML5 defines ġ for ġ. The capital form is Ġ (Ġ, U+0120) — names are case-sensitive.
Use it for Maltese text and other content that needs ġ. Prefer plain g for ordinary English words.
HTML entities (ġ, ġ, or ġ) go in markup. The CSS escape \0121 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. G breve is ğ (U+011F, ğ). G circumflex is ĝ (U+011D, ĝ). G with dot above is ġ (U+0121, ġ) — different diacritics and code points.
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Did you know?
Lowercase g with dot above is Unicode U+0121 (decimal 289) — LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE in Latin Extended-A. HTML5 provides ġ — the most readable form. Capital is Ġ (Ġ, U+0120). Required for Maltese spelling (e.g. ġurnal).
