Oe ligature (œ)
U+0153 · LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type œ
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0156
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0156 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: œ appears.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
0153 Alt+X
Type 0153 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into œ. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick œ.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+Q
Press ⌥ Option+Q to type œ. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “oe ligature” and click œ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into œ once and type it in any app:
- Copy œ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste œ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;oe.
- Now type ;oe anywhere: the keyboard suggests œ.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into œ:
- Copy œ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste œ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;oe.
- Type ;oe in any app and tap œ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 0153 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 0153 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What œ means and how it is used
Oe ligature (œ) is the Unicode character U+0153, officially called LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE. It is in the Latin Extended-A block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
On this site it is part of the letters (253 symbols), next to º ª Ø ß ñ.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | œ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | œ | |
| HTML hex | œ | |
| CSS | content: "\0153"; | |
| JavaScript | \u0153 | |
| URL | %C5%93 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C5 93 | |
| Unicode | U+0153 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: œ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What œ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Oe ligature |
| Português | Ligadura oe |
| Español | Ligadura oe |
| Italiano | Legatura oe |
| Français | E dans l'o |
| Deutsch | Ligatur oe |
| Türkçe | Oe bitişik harfi |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Ligatur oe |
| Polski | Ligatura oe |
| Русский | Лигатура oe |
| 日本語 | oe合字 |
| 한국어 | oe 합자 |
Related symbols
All Letters →Questions people ask
How do I type œ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick œ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 0153 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+Q.
How do I type œ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for œ. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;oe.
What is the HTML code for the oe ligature?
Use the entity œ or the numeric code œ (hex œ). In CSS write \0153, in JavaScript \u0153.
Will œ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: œ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.