Lowercase o with grave (ò) is the Unicode character at U+00F2 in Latin-1 Supplement. Official name: LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE — the letter o with a grave accent (`). Common in Italian, Catalan, and related languages.
Remember
Character ò
Unicode U+00F2
Named entity ò
Hex entity ò
Decimal ò
CSS escape \00F2
Capital Ò (Ò)
Not the same o · ó (ó) · ȍ (double grave)
Prefer ò in HTML. Alternatives: ò, ò, or type ò in a UTF-8 document.
Built with Named: ò
Built with Hex: ò
Built with Decimal: ò
Built with CSS: ò
Typed: ò
Italian: può, però
How It Works
1. Named:ò is the HTML5 name for U+00F2 → ò. Prefer this in markup.
2. Hex:ò inserts the same code point. Same visual as named.
3. Decimal: same code point as 242 → ò.
4. CSS: use \00F2 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ò.
5. Typed + sample: paste ò in UTF-8, or use ò in Italian words like può.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with lowercase o with grave.
Name
Prefer ò
The named entity is clearer than inventing names — use ò for U+00F2 in HTML.
Case
ò ≠ Ò
Named entities are case-sensitive. Lowercase is ò; uppercase is Ò.
ó
Not ó
ó has an acute (rising). ò has a grave (falling). Pick the accent the language needs.
Look-alikes
Not double grave
ȍ (U+020D) has a double grave for phonological notation — see O Double Grave.
CSS
Pad the CSS escape
Prefer \00F2 (four hex digits). A short \F2 can swallow the next hex digit if one follows immediately.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\00F2 belongs in CSS strings. ò / ò / ò belong in HTML.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ò, not ò.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase o with grave (U+00F2) and its entity forms (ò, ò, ò, CSS \\00F2) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Latin-1 / Western European font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Lowercase O Grave (ò)
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+00F2Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ò in HTML. Use ò / ò when numeric form is required, and \\00F2 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: lowercase o with grave is U+00F2 (decimal 242) — glyph ò.
HTML: prefer ò — also ò / ò / type ò.
Prefer ò (named). You can also use ò (hex), ò (decimal), type ò in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \00F2 in content.
U+00F2 (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE). Hex F2, decimal 242. It belongs to Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF).
Yes. HTML5 defines ò for ò. The capital form is Ò (Ò, U+00D2) — names are case-sensitive.
Use it for Italian (può, però), Catalan, Occitan, and Scottish Gaelic. Prefer ó for Spanish/Portuguese ó, and numeric form for double grave ȍ.
HTML entities (ò, ò, or ò) go in markup. The CSS escape \00F2 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. ò (U+00F2) has a single grave. ó (U+00F3, ó) has a single acute. ȍ (U+020D) has a double grave — different characters.
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Did you know?
Lowercase o with grave is Unicode U+00F2 (decimal 242) — LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE in Latin-1 Supplement. HTML5 provides ò — the most readable form. Capital is Ò (Ò, U+00D2). Common in Italian words like può and però.
