Lowercase o with dot above and macron (ȱ) is the Latin Extended-B character at Unicode U+0231 (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOT ABOVE AND MACRON). It is the letter o with both a dot and a macron above — used in linguistic and phonetic notation. You can paste ȱ in a UTF-8 file, or use a numeric character reference when encoding must be explicit.
Remember
Character ȱ
Unicode U+0231
Hex entity ȱ
Decimal ȱ
CSS escape \0231
Named entity (none)
Capital Ȱ (U+0230)
All of these produce the same glyph: ȱ. Prefer typing or pasting ȱ in UTF-8 pages; use entities for CSS content, generated markup, or when encoding must be explicit.
Dot Macron using Hex Code: ȱ
Dot Macron using HTML Code: ȱ
Dot Macron using CSS Entity: ȱ
Typed / pasted: ȱ
Pair: Ȱ / ȱ
How It Works
1. Hex:U+0231 → ȱ in HTML. The browser turns it into ȱ.
2. Decimal: same code point as 561 → ȱ. Same result as hex.
3. CSS: use \0231 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ȱ after the paragraph text.
4. Typed ȱ: fine in UTF-8 documents. All four encoding lines show the same glyph.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with o above dot macron.
Named?
No named entity
HTML5 does not define a named entity for ȱ. Use numeric forms.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\0231 belongs in CSS. ȱ / ȱ belong in HTML.
Look-alikes
Not macron-only or dot-only
ō is U+014D (macron only). ȯ is U+022F (dot above only). This letter combines both.
Compose
Prefer precomposed
Use U+0231 instead of stacking combining marks on o when the precomposed form exists.
Fonts
Glyph coverage
Some fonts omit Latin Extended-B. If ȱ looks like a box, switch to a font that includes it.
UTF-8
Declare charset
If you paste ȱ directly, serve the page as UTF-8 with <meta charset="UTF-8">.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase o above dot macron (U+0231) and its numeric entity forms (ȱ, ȱ, CSS \\0231) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Glyph availability depends on the font.
✓ Universal support
O Dot Macron (ȱ)
Paste ȱ, or encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same code point everywhere.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+0231 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Use a pasted ȱ in UTF-8 text when you can. Prefer ȱ or ȱ in HTML when encoding must be explicit, and \\0231 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: this character is U+0231 (decimal 561), Latin Extended-B.
HTML: use ȱ or ȱ when you need an entity.
CSS: use \0231 inside content for generated text.
Watch out: not the same as macron-only ō or dot-only ȯ.
One line:U+0231 → paste ȱ, or encode as ȱ / ȱ / CSS \0231.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ȱ (hex), ȱ (decimal), or the CSS escape \0231 in the content property. All render ȱ. There is no named HTML entity for this character.
U+0231 (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOT ABOVE AND MACRON). Hex 0231, decimal 561. It belongs to Latin Extended-B. The capital form is U+0230 (Ȱ).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for this character. Use numeric references ȱ or ȱ when you need an entity form.
Use it for linguistic or phonetic notation, academic documentation, CSS-generated content, or anywhere you must encode ȱ explicitly. Prefer typing or pasting ȱ directly when your file is UTF-8.
HTML entities (ȱ or ȱ) go in markup. The CSS escape \0231 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ȱ.
Macron-only ō is U+014D (ō). Dot-above-only ȯ is U+022F. This character ȱ (U+0231) combines both diacritics in one precomposed letter.
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Did you know?
Lowercase o with dot above and macron (ȱ) is Unicode U+0231 (decimal 561) in Latin Extended-B. Official name: LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOT ABOVE AND MACRON. HTML5 has no named entity — use ȱ or ȱ. Capital is Ȱ (U+0230). Used in linguistic and phonetic notation that needs both diacritics on o.
