Latin character E with circumflex
About this character
The character ê is known as Latin character E with circumflex and carries the Unicode code point U+00EA, which is 234 in decimal. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block (U+0080–U+00FF), which gathers the accented letters of Western European languages along with the punctuation and symbols inherited from ISO 8859-1.
In memory, ê takes 2 bytes in UTF-8 (0xC3 0xAA) and 1 in UTF-16 (0x00EA). That difference is why badly configured forms or databases garble this character: they assume one byte per character.
How to type ê
| System | What to do |
|---|---|
| Windows | On Windows, hold Alt and type 234 on the numeric keypad. In Word or WordPad, type 00EA and press Alt + X to turn the code into the character. |
| macOS | On a Mac using the ABC/US layout, ⌥ + I, then E produces this character directly. |
| Linux | On Linux (GTK), type Ctrl + ⇧ + U, 00EA then press Enter. |
| HTML / Web | In an HTML page, write ê. Use \00EA in CSS, \u00EA in JavaScript and \u00EA in Python. |
| On this site | The simplest route is the Copy button above: the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere. |
Keyboards that include ê
This character sits directly on the following ClavierVirtuel layouts, where you can click it with the mouse:
Codes and encodings
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00EA |
| Unicode block | Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF) |
| Decimal | 234 |
| Hexadecimal | 0x00EA |
| Octal | 0352 |
| Binary | 11101010 |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xC3 0xAA |
| UTF-16 units | 0x00EA |
| Named HTML entity | ê |
| Decimal HTML entity | ê |
| Hex HTML entity | ê |
| CSS escape | \00EA |
| JavaScript escape | \u00EA |
| Python escape | \u00EA |
| URL encoding | %C3%AA |
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code for ê?
Its code point is U+00EA, which is 234 in decimal and 0352 in octal. In HTML you can write it as ê or ê.
Why does ê show up as a box or a question mark?
An empty box means the font has no glyph for U+00EA. The character is still in the text: switching to a font that covers the block (Noto, DejaVu or Segoe UI Symbol) makes it appear.
Can I use ê in a filename, a URL or a password?
In a URL it must be encoded as %C3%AA. Modern filesystems accept it, though it is still risky when moving files between systems. For passwords, some forms reject non-ASCII characters outright.