HTML Entity for Lowercase O Breve (&obreve;)

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Updated: Sep 2026
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Unicode U+014F
HTML Entity for lowercase o with breve (U+014F) tutorial illustration
Definition

What Is the Lowercase O Breve Entity?

Lowercase o breve (&obreve;) is the Latin Extended-A character at Unicode U+014F (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH BREVE). It is the letter o with a breve (˘) above — often marking a short vowel in Slavic languages and phonetic notation.

Remember
Character     &obreve;
Unicode       U+014F
Named entity  &obreve;
Hex entity    ŏ
Decimal       ŏ
CSS escape    \014F
Capital       &Obreve; (Ŏ)

Named, hex, decimal, CSS, and a typed character all produce the same glyph: &obreve;. Prefer &obreve; in HTML source for clarity.

Reference

Quick Reference

One table for every form you will actually use.

FormCodeWhere it goes
Named entity&obreve;HTML markup (best default)
Hex entityŏHTML markup
Decimal entityŏHTML markup
CSS escape\014FStylesheet content
Direct character&obreve;UTF-8 HTML text

When to Use Which

SituationUse
Readable HTML source&obreve;
Numeric entity requiredŏ or ŏ
Generated text via ::before / ::aftercontent: "\014F"
Capital Ŏ&Obreve; — see Uppercase O Breve
Caron instead of breveSee Lowercase O Caron
See it

Live Preview

Lowercase o breve in sample and comparison contexts.

Sample text o with breve: &obreve;
Large glyph &obreve;
Named entity &obreve; → &obreve;
vs o / Ŏ / ǒ &obreve;  |  o  |  &Obreve;  |  ǒ
With entities Named: &obreve; | Hex: ŏ | Decimal: ŏ
Code

Complete HTML Example

One page that shows this character with named, hex, decimal, and CSS forms. Use View Output or open the live editor.

Named + Hex + Decimal + CSS

Four ways to produce &obreve; in a single document.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Lowercase O Breve (&obreve;)</title>
  <style>
    #point::after {
      content: "\014F";
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Using Named Entity: &obreve;</p>
  <p>Using Hex Code: &#x014F;</p>
  <p>Using HTML Code: &#335;</p>
  <p id="point">Using CSS Entity: </p>
  <p>Sample: k&obreve;r</p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

How It Works

1. Named: &obreve; is the clearest HTML form and renders &obreve;.

2. Hex: U+014F → &#x014F; in HTML. Same result as the named entity.

3. Decimal: same code point as 335 → &#335;. Same result as hex.

4. CSS: use \014F in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that &obreve; after the paragraph text.

Pitfalls & Tips

Common mistakes when working with lowercase o breve.

Case

&obreve; ≠ &Obreve;

Named entities are case-sensitive. Lowercase is ŏ; uppercase is Ŏ.

Look-alikes

Breve ≠ caron

Breve (˘) is curved and short. Caron (ˇ) is a wedge. Do not confuse &obreve; with o-caron ǒ.

Compose

Prefer precomposed

Use &obreve; instead of o plus combining breve (U+0306) when the precomposed form exists.

CSS vs HTML

Do not mix escapes

\014F belongs in CSS. &obreve; / &#x014F; / &#335; belong in HTML.

Encoding

Declare UTF-8

If you type ŏ directly, keep <meta charset="UTF-8"> so the file is not misread.

Semicolon

End references

Always finish with ; — write &obreve;, not &obreve.

Compatibility

Browser Support

Lowercase o breve (U+014F) and its entity forms (&obreve;, &#x014F;, &#335;, CSS \\014F) are supported in all modern browsers.

✓ Universal encoding

Lowercase O Breve (&obreve;)

Encode with named, hex, decimal, or CSS escape — or type &obreve; directly in UTF-8 HTML.

100% Browser coverage
Google Chrome Supported
Yes
Microsoft Edge Supported
Yes
Mozilla Firefox Supported
Yes
Apple Safari Supported
Yes
Opera Supported
Yes
Internet Explorer IE 9+
Yes*
U+014F Full support

Bottom line: Prefer &obreve; for readable HTML. Use \\014F only inside CSS content.

Remember

Key Takeaways

  • Unicode: this character is U+014F (decimal 335).
  • HTML: prefer &obreve; — or use &#x014F; / &#335;.
  • CSS: use \014F inside content for generated text.
  • Watch out: &obreve; ≠ &Obreve;; breve ≠ caron.

One line: U+014F → &obreve; / &#x014F; / &#335; / CSS \014F.

Frequently Asked Questions

Use &obreve; (named), &#x014F; (hex), &#335; (decimal), or the CSS escape \014F in the content property. All render ŏ. Prefer &obreve; in HTML source.
U+014F (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH BREVE). Hex 014F, decimal 335. It belongs to Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F).
Yes. &obreve; is the HTML5 named entity for ŏ. The capital form is &Obreve; (Ŏ, U+014E) — names are case-sensitive.
Use it for Slavic or phonetic text that needs ŏ, multilingual sites, linguistics pages, and internationalized content. Prefer typing or pasting ŏ in UTF-8 when you can.
HTML entities (&obreve;, &#335;, or &#x014F;) go in markup. The CSS escape \014F is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ŏ.
Visually similar, but U+014F is a precomposed character. Combining breve is U+0306 after a base letter. Prefer the precomposed &obreve; when available.

Did you know?

Lowercase o breve is Unicode U+014F (decimal 335) — LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH BREVE in Latin Extended-A. HTML5 provides &obreve; — the most readable form. Capital is &Obreve; (Ŏ, U+014E). The breve (˘) often marks a short vowel in Slavic orthographies and phonetic notation.

Next: Lowercase O Caron

Learn the HTML entity for ǒ (o with caron) — next in this sequence.

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